On October 4th 1939, U-35 landed the 28 Greek sailors of the DIAMANTIS on the Irish shore near Ventry. (see www.U-35.com/diamantis) On October 17th 2009, the German ambassador to Ireland will unveil a plaque commemorating that event 70 years ago: Thanks to Denis Martin and the families of the Irish witnesses.
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Could this New York Times article be a fictitious version of the U-701 story? There was no U-Boat commander by the name of Stab...
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Thanks Ken! I was hoping that TEAKWOOD might be mentioned... Hans
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Has anybody reviewed "War of the U-Boats : British Merchantmen under Fire" by Bernard Edwards? If so, is there any reference to U-35 and/or its activities early in the war (September-October 1939)? Thanks in advance!
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Greetings, What did the white collar border on some Kriegsmarine uniforms signify? One of the POWs in wears the special collar. Many thanks for any help, Hans
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"Der Alte" was the U-Boat commander, regardless of his age. He was often not the oldest on board. Buchheim was a war correspondent. See
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Can you please provide the link to the youtube video?
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Horst Bredow celebrates his 84th birthday today. Er lebe hoch!
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Thanks Bruce, An online excerpt of "Cooperation Under Fire" By Jeffrey Legro confirms that Roskill references the memo in Volume 2, page 456. In Volume 1, page 34, Rosill apparently cites a 1937 British Naval Staff assertion that "the submarine should never again be able to present us with the problem we faced in 1917." This follows a 1936 assertion by Admiral Chatfield tha
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History has not been kind to the British pre-war delusion regarding Asdic. One of many examples: Terraine in "The U-Boat Wars" quotes a March 1939 memorandum from Churchill to Chamberlain, "The submarine has been mastered." To be fair, the historical treatises seem to be kind to the technical experts who understood the capabilities and limitations of Asdic; it was the leaders
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I'm trying to track down any British intelligence gathered about the clandestine U-Boat activities in the Netherlands (Design company IvS) as of 1922, and construction and testing in Finland as of the late 20s until 1934. Can anybody help? I'll be visiting Vesikko in Helsinki soon. Thanks in advance! Hans
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