As mentioned previously by Chris Ellington - Jak P. Mallmans book about U-boat missions to foreign shores - Showell say's that there were NO U-Boat facilities on Jandia, period. This topic has been discussed previously on this forum....
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Thanks for the info Fernando.
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I would direct this query possibly to Hubertus (Herb)... Were either Oberleutnant zur See Hermann Bruder (U 1058) OR Oberleutnant zur See Klaus Hilgendorf (U 1009) recipients of the German Cross?
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John, Both an interesting query and reply - in the past I have relied on the actual (copy/facsimile) of the KTB as a primary source of "patrol number"......
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John, This link (War Diary of Captain U-Boats, Italy) was previously offline when I responded to your query:
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John, Ritschel (Volume 12) classes it as her 5th Patrol. Also here (which is a reflection of the Ritschel reference): War Diary Of Captain U-Boats - Italy for the period in question, also indicates a war patrol. 13 February 1942 entry: "U652 (Fraatz) reported he had commenced return voyage. All torpedoes expended apart from one stern acoustic torpedo."
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I have referred to this article previously... Also look for info (Google, etc) relating to "Gruppe Eisbar".
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If your local library does inter-library loans, there is Worldcat to find a copy:
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Ryno, The information that you seek can be found here: War in the Southern Oceans 1939-45 Turner, L.C.F. ; Gordon-Cumming, H.R. ; Betzler, J.E. Published by Oxford University Press (1961)
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Ibrahim, Thanks for posting this....
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Dave, The Panama hats made their initial appearance on 5 May 1941 at the departure of U 69 from Lorient for it's 3rd patrol to the South Atlantic. They were also worn when returning to port, as the photo indicates. There is no other reference to the source of the "Panama Hats" in preceeding or succeeding chapters of the book. Possibly they were purchased in Lorient between M
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Les, Congrats on a successful auction for the REINHARD HARDEGEN book....
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Look at these postings...
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Les, Good luck with your ongoing auction....
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Leslie, This will give you an idea of pricing:
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This might help: An excerpt: Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet, Neptune, Florida A point of land situated at the Loxahatchee and Indian River junction; Jupiter Inlet was, for thousands of years, a meeting place for ancient Indian tribes. The strategic site did not go unnoticed by U.S. Army surveyors, who in 1849 recommended the Jupiter Inlet area as a suitable place for military defenses. In
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This might be waht you are looking for: Secret Weapon: U.S. High-Frequency Direction Finding in the Battle of the Atlantic
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U 300 - 3rd attack; 04.08.44 AE 8824 (http://grid.nylle.de/find) 2130 hours Periscope depth - Aircraft bomb detonation close to the boat. Failures: Both hydroplanes engines. Both periscopes. All forward tubes flooded through torpedo doors. Battery 2 leaking. Much glass damage.
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In this post there is an interesting link to the "Castle Archdale" web site (which is no longer available - www.castlearchdale.net). Use the link below to access it and go to the "Castle Archdale Successes" link on the web page, which is still available. In the "Castle Archdale Successes" link there is information pertaining to: U-25;U-229;U-297;U-440;U-470;U-489
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A little off topic... A great read I have just obtained written by one of the contributors on this forum.
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Ken, Thanks for the heads-up....
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John, The distance between 59.33N 25.36W and 58.39N 25.36W is 56.5010 nautical miles. This calculation assumes the earth is a perfect sphere with a radius of 3443.9 nautical miles. This is the link (Ken's not that smart - needed a little help): Per the KTB's for each boat - on 22 December 1943: U 103 sighted U 364 moving North at 0623 in grid square AL 1531; U 364 also
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A little off topic...but may be of interest. Picked up a copy recently of "Ambushed Under the Southern Cross" – by Capt. George W. Duffy (a contributor to this forum). Well worth the price - an excellent read!
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Maciek, Send me a message with your email address regarding your request to: dlg-16@ussleahy.com
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Paul, The possibles were U-161, U-163 and U-164 with U-161 being the likely candidate. I could just barely make out the Wappen on the conning tower as possibly a Viking ship in conjunction with the vent signature. Cheers..
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Paul, My choice would be U-161
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Many thanks for the link Paul - very nice sequence!!
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Thanks for posting the U 123 KTB pages...
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John, You have mail in .sky.com account.....
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John, Both books mentioned above also have only passing references...
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