I show Fledges and Fuest were on U-111 when it sank in Okt 1941. Both picked up and became POWs
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The finalist position report from this submarine was 38 degree 10'N 11 degree 30' E The good English language book on this sinking is -Beneath The Waves- by A.S. Evans. It is not translated into German yet. The P-311 was mined according to Evans.
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Informations on Karl Conen on German language and English site ubootwaffe.net. Conen also had service on U-7. He is a suvivor of the war apparently. Go to the site and then contact Horst Schmeisser, who keeps records on the men. Johann
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There is a British navy listing of all British seamen died in time from 1914-2008 on site NAVAL-HISTORY.Net. All the person needs is a date for death and the crew will be shown. Johann
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Gudmundur: is your e mail address still gummi@uboat.net? I send you three fotos you need but no reply or addition after two weeks. I am sending to you a foto of Torpedo Course 46 graduation class soon. It includes Karl Kaiser U-986, Helwig of u-289, Albrecht of U-1062, Leisten of U-346, Hilmar Schreyer of U-987, Kruer of U
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Hello Ken: Thanks for your good reply. I agree with you. The thing that always was a mystery here was that the "Fairport" was loaded with tanks that were supposed to be distributed among the other four or five ships of this special convoy to Egypt. In haste, the tanks that arrived at the dock last and late, were improperly loaded. Supposedly the American president Roosevelt per
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I wanted to know if any member knew how many tanks the ss. Fairport carried when sunk by the U-161. Three figures are given in internet sources, 52 tanks, 250 tanks by the Scientific Journal and a former harbor master of the NY Port Authority and 80 by a German language publication. Most writers avoid a number by saying "a deck load of tanks." It is known that the "Sea Train Tex
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