Hi all, I'm researching the war patrol of U-870, KorvettenKapitan Ernst Hechler. On 20 December 1944, the submarine torpedoed a U.S. LST and a U.S. destroyer which were part of a southwest bound slow convoy from England. Were the U-boat captains given target priorities before commencing a war patrol, or did they seek out targets of opportunity? U-870's war patrol started 10 November
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Hi I'm doing research on the U-870, commanded by KvtKpt Ernst Hechler. I have found two photos of the U-870, but was advised the photo owner, Daniel Akerberg, has passed away, and had no written info about the photos. Here they are: 1. 2. The photos are at Photo 1 is a group shot of crew members immediately forward of the conning tower. is it possible to discover the names of
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Hi, would like to get information about the types of torpedoes carried by U-870 on her war patrol from 10.11.1944 to 20.02.1945. As they say, the more detail, the merrier! Thank you for your help, Bill Palmer Hedgesville, West Virginia, USA
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Hi, I'm researching the U-870, which had a single war patrol from 30.11.1944 to 25.02.1945. One of the ships torpedoed during that patrol submitted an action report, suggesting the type of torpedo used was ;ugcceszwa
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Okay, I understand, thank you for the explanation. I'll look for those PDFs about KrvtKpt Hechler. I have a lot of researching to do before asking questions on the forum. Thank you again for your help, Bill
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Hi Walter, thank you for the suggestions. When I search the DUIKBOOT database and get a hit on my search, I see a 5-diigit number on the left that is linked (line underneath it). When I click on the linked number, it takes to a page where I can type a message to the forum. Question for you: is the linked number supposed to go to another record? Thanks again, Bill
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Hallo Herr Reich, vielen Dank für die Beantwortung meines Beitrags zu U-870. Ich stimme zu, die beiden Links zu historisches-marinearchiv.de sind äußerst hilfreich! Entschuldigung, ich spreche kein Deutsch und verwende Goggle Translate, um meinen Beitrag ins Deutsche umzuwandeln. Ich versuche, mich auf der Website historisches-marinearchiv.de zu registrieren, um auf die Einsatzberichte zu U-870 z
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Hi, New to this forum. I'm doing research on the U-870. This submarine made one war patrol in the November 1944-to-February 1945 timeframe. As you might guess, Allied ships that U-870 encountered are well-documented and represented. My goal is to also represent U-870's activity as accurately and fully as I can, so my request for information is extensive. All of what I know about
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