Volker.... I also forgot to mention that in the book by Melanie Wiggins - U-Boat Adventures... on Page 185 (U903 and U-1205) and on Page 202 (U-999), there are descriptions of some of the rescue operations by U-Boats. And a nice Sunday to you also.
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Volker..... See this link:
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Additional info.....
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Simon... Send me your Email address to: kengems@ussleahy.com Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Simon.... Refer to Page 65 Warship Pictorial #27 - Kriegsmarine Type VII U-Boats - ISBN 0-9745687-6-7 (2004) There is also a very good photo in Marines & Forces Navales Magazine April-May 2004 Issue #91 Page 49
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Followup.... I have received the corrections to H. Ritschel's "Kurzfassung Kriegstagesbuecher Deutscher U-Boote 1939- 1945, Band 7, KTB U 301 - U 374"; the errors in this volume were due to a problem at the printer. There are (2) single sided pages that encompass the corrected pages 113, 138-141, 143-145 and 305. If you would like the corrections to update your persona
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Bruce.... You might try and contact Arthur Bauer at this website. He might have some info on this. The Email is: stg.cdvandt.org@xs4all.nl
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I am trying to locate the email address for Herbert Ritschel (Korntal-Münchingen) who is the author of the Kurzfassung KTB deutscher U-Boote (Bands 1-9). I have his postal address but email would be quicker. Any help would be appreciated. Respond to: kengems@ussleahy.com Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Ballast 'n Bilge... Check this link for Arthur Bauer' History Of Technology site... and look thru the main index on this page or select "huff duff" at the top of the page.
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Richard, Appreciate the info regarding the photos....
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kirkyrm1.... Find a copy of "The Maru Special" - Japanese Naval Vessels #37. There are 3 photos; 2 underway photos page 10 and 1 tied up alongside I-51 on page 8.
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Webmaster.... On 8 November 2008, the search function for past "Events On This Day" was no longer available. Was/is this a technical glitch or has this function been permanently removed? This was a very good research tool. Thanks....
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Denis.... In addition to references from your later post ".....I know that some U-boats were involved in the evacuation. The evacuation started towards the end of 1944, so it could be possible that U96 did help. See book "U-boats under the Swastika" by Jak P.Mallmann Showell see chapter Death with Dignity the last two pages. Also see book "Neither Sharks nor Wolves" by
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Vlad..... Thanks for the informative link.
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Ballast 'n Bilge.... Another book to read is: Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story by Burkard Baron Von Mellenheim-Rechberg Naval Institute Press 1990 -- ISBN 0-87021-027-0 Read this book here: The battle map is here: Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Ken.... Many thanks for the clarification and follow up.....did a quick research on a few boats mentioned in the U-Boat section, and indeed the website claims in question are suspect. Thanks for pointing this out. Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Some helpful links regarding this topic: Regards, Ken Deshaies
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General info...Regarding the 7th U-Boat Flotilla (previous forum entries); If anyone is interested - there is an excellent book available dealing with the 7th U-Boat Flotilla at a very reduced price by a REPUTABLE book dealer (only ships within the USA): 7TH U-BOAT FLOTILLA--DONITZ'S ATLANTIC WOLVES By A. Konstam & J.M. Showell - ISBN 0711029571 Other naval books of interes
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jpm1, Thanks for the fine photos and your efforts..... Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Does anyone have current or updated information regarding the "U-Board" Forum. It was located at: The last messages posted were on 12 December 2007. It would be a shame if all the archived messages (years 2000-2007) were totally gone. There were quite a few gems in there (my opinion). This is the last posted page: I have sent an email to the moderator....awaiting a reply
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spatzthecat... Thanks for your diligence in listing the photo references. ALL very interesting to look at. To reciprocate, I will add this link. There are over 600 photos listed and many of them U-Boats....enjoy. The link is for the 1st page. Just keep going forward....don't give up. Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Check out the books below for pertinent info: "Unsung Sailors" by Justin F. Gleichauf - Naval Institute Press 1990. Pages 134-137. Currently for sale (<$5.00) at: "The War At Sea" Vol. II by Roskill - HMSO 1962 - Page 266 Currently for sale at: "War In The Southern Oceans" by Turner, Gordon-Cumming & Betzler - Oxford University Press 1961 - Page
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Here are the actual links: Some links for Luftwaffe Map positioning info (The Luftwaffe Map Reference System (Gradnetzmeldeverfahren): This Kriegsmarine positioning location is found here: Another converter can be found here. Download the small zip file (Leif Andersson's MKQ Converter) at the bottom of this page. Best regards, Ken Des
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Adam.... Pl.Qu 3441I is a Luftwaffe position. Some links for Luftwaffe Map positioning info: The abbreviated (translated) U-30 KTB entry for 29-30 March 1940: 28.03.40 AN 2797 1600 FT ein: Notgelandetes Flugzeug suchen 29.03.40 AN 3425 0400 Notgewassertes Fl, dt "Do 18" gefunden. (U-30) Kmdt: Da meiner Kenntnis nach kein Flugbergungsschiff aus-gelaufen is
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Bruce... According to Rohwer - Axis Submarine Successes Of WW2 (1999): The Thomas Stone was hit by an airborne torpedo and towed to Algiers, where she was hulked for the French Navy.
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Juergen Many thanks for your effort scanning this. This is exactly what I was looking for. Best regards, Ken Deshaies
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Fregatte, Would it be possible to scan copy of this article and send via Email? Your effort is appreciated. Best regards, Ken Deshaies kengems@ussleahy.com
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I am looking for a copy (scan) of the following article (pretty sure the date is 1984): Die "Quadratur der Meere"—zur Umrechnung der Marine- Quadratkarte, 1939-1945 (The quadrature of the oceans—for the conversion of the naval quadrants chart, 1939- 1945). Author Reche, Reinhard. N.p.: Marine-Rundschau, Nr.3, März 1984(1948??): Pages 120-122. Any help appreciated. Regards,
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Dave, Check this link on this forum: Regards, Ken Deshaies
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Dave, Check this link on this forum: ALSO directly from his publication: Walter Storbeck Ochsenwerder Norderdeich 210 21037 Hamburg, Germany The total (incl. Postage) cost to the USA was 8 Euro and 5 Euro to European countries Regards, Ken Deshaies
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