Thanks MPC yes all good down here in the land of the long white cloud; hope all is well with you. I am making my way through the books you recommended to me! I understand now: the cease hostilities was a German directive only. pretty much clears it all up cheers once again Dave
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I have just finished reading "Iron Coffins" by Herbert Werner, and towards the end of the book he talks about U boats still being sunk by the allies in the days immediately after the war had finishd. I had a look at the "U boat fates" section on this sight and indeed this seems to be true: U-boats lost at sea after May 4, 1945 Boat Date Crew Dead
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> > The big question I have is, how did they really > accomplish that voyage? The numbers: days at sea, > tones of fuel bunkered, used, and left to spare, > miles transeted, and the 66 days claimed traveled > submerged, don't appear to add up. > > In any event, it is a remarkable story. > > Any insight, or analysis of this voyage by the > experts
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I have read U-977's KL Heinz Schaeffers' auto biography How close to the truth is his account of the trip of U 977 to South America? What is the agreed truth, by those in the know, of U 977s final mission? Im a bit confused as to where the truth lies. I read the book prior to finding out the amount of speculation that went on regarding U 977 thanks Dave
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and of course there were some incidents of suicide too I believe
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My copy of U boats under the swastika arrived on saturday: its very good basic intro in U boats isn't it. Not too bad price either : US$6.95! Hopefully my other books will be here in the next few days. I really want to get a copy of "U boat far from home" if anyone can help me out that would be awesome. i looked at amazon but way too expensive. all the best Dave
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Hello MPC sounds interesting and an offer too good to refuse :P I'll send you an email asap. Can you read/speak German? Just curious as you name a lot of books in German text: if so I am impressed. My interest in U boats stemmed from learning about U 862 and New Zealand, however the more I find out about U boats, their history and that of their crews; well the more I want to kno
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Well crew, I have ordered some books as of today: Here is what i got in the end: "U-Boat Emblems of World War II" Georg Hogel; "Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-Boat in World War II" Gordon Williamson; "Hitler's U-Boat Bases"Jak Malmann Showell; "U-Boats Under the Swastika"Jak P. mallmann Showell A couple of the books were down to th
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Nice one! Will look into all these titles Thanks Dave
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Thanks a lot of the list of books: i recognize a few of them as books that have been looking at getting so good to know that others recommend them as well: "Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-boat in WWII" by Gordon Williamson Freddy Suhren - Ace of Aces: Memoirs of a U-boat Rebel" By Teddy Suhren U-Boats under the Swastika - J.P. Mallmann Showell Plus I will be getti
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Hello all I dont really have any u boat books in my library apart from the one written about U 977. I am looking to buy a few books from amazon: can anyone recommend me some good titles that are worth having that cover U boats; histories, auto bios etc. I have had a look through amazon and there are simply a whole heap of books to choose from, It would be good to get a few tips from thos
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I have a copy of the 1952 book: so are you saying that there is a lot of 'story telling" by Schaeffer and that the 66 day run is not true?
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They do not look good to me sorry.
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greetings from Neuseeland MPC Thanks for the information regarding the books. About Canaris: wasn't he a rather murky figure in WW2? I will do some research. I am quite fortunate that I work in one of new zealands largest second hand bookstores, Smiths Books I have managed to pick up quite a few 'goodies' over the years: several old copies of Mein Kampf, books on auxil
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I notice on the first picture there is somebody filming the event
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A day worth remembering for sure. I must read Dontiz's auto biography: 10 years and 20 days i think it is called. I have seen many bio's on Dontiz: are any to be recommended?
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Great, thanks Ken!
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sounds good: I will look into joining the archiv. i think there is a link from this site correct?
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hello just a question about the U-boat archiv: is it OK to write in english? thanks Dave
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Hi ken, yes thats the picture cheers Dave
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After coming across this on the site: is it really true that U-666 had satan emblem>? I was quite surprised to see satan invoked! Not what i would want on the side of my boat if i were a crewman
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sounds odd to me: for starters the Knights Cross was an across the board award, so to speak, so all german servicemen were eligible regardless of their position etc.
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Hello Rob, Thanks for the link: just had a look and it's very informative: cheers! yes New Zealand is a great place, but as well all know: the grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence and I love to do some travelling around europe especially have a look at some of the remaining U boat bases etc thanks once again dave
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cheers for the info guys: real helpful!
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Hi Dan great info: many thanks!
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Ok I am sorry if this comes across as a little silly and uninformed BUT I have tried to answer these questions myself and have not been successful: 1. Minesweepers: how exactly did they detect mines in the sea? radar? sonar? vison? when they detected a mine, how did they go about getting rid of it? Did they blow it up somehow? 2. Depth charges my understanding is that depth charg
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Thanks for the info VEK! hello MPC ah so your ancesters are buried in Linwood: do you not live in Christchurch anymore yourself>? Im still here Where do you live? Still getting through U boat far from Home: its a good read and very well researched. currently at the point where U 862 is near Madagascar. I own a couple of books about the Hilfkreuzer's : a general one called &qu
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excuse my not knowing; but what is "Fleischwarenwerke"? cheers
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Thanks for the replies guys, well it turns out I got confused: i was reading about U 251 and how it went to Kirkenes and for some reason I thought that Kirkenes was a town in iceland?!? Maybe they have a football team with a similar name? :P But yes, you are right: Kirkenes was indeed a U boat base right up the north of Norway. I dont know why I thought Kirkenes was in Iceland: my apologies
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Hello all, I have been scouring the site for information about whether or not U boats operated from Iceland. Naturally, I know that U boats were in the area but I am sure i read somewhere about a U boat going to Kirkenes, Iceland, for supplies. I didnt think that Iceland would allow U boats into her ports? Does anyone know anything about what contact U boats had with iceland? chee
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