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  1. Rusty13
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    Occupied France Paperwork Question

    I know French workers were often used as labor on u-boat bases, like the one in Lorient, but I can’t seem to find any details on the paperwork...
    Thread by: Rusty13, Jun 10, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Submarines and ASW Technology
  2. ColHessler
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    The Mathews Men: Seven Brothers and the War Against Hitler's U-Boats, by William Geroux

    Length: 390 pages, including index and photos. This is the true story of, not just seven brothers, but many men from Mathews Country, Virginia,...
    Thread by: ColHessler, Oct 23, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Book Reviews
  3. A3O
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    "on American soil"

    Hello, I'm coauthor of a new book about U-boats in American waters (title: So Close to Home). When I make public presentations about the story,...
    Thread by: A3O, Jun 22, 2016, 20 replies, in forum: Atlantic Naval Conflict
  4. kartengruppe.it
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    Enigma code breaking cipher

    Notice to Mariners: please, read following message: """The German Meteorology Service needed weather reports from the North Sea and the North...
    Thread by: kartengruppe.it, Sep 21, 2015, 0 replies, in forum: Atlantic Naval Conflict
  5. Jim
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    German Decoy U-Boat

    Water-Donkey was the Germans name for their new decoy craft. This dummy U-Boat was hauled by a real submarine by means of a lengthy tow-rope. (1)...
    Thread by: Jim, Apr 24, 2011, 0 replies, in forum: Germany at Sea!
  6. Jim
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    Patrolling The Coast Of Sicily

    Captain Ian Quarrie, on Motor Torpedo Boat 670, was speeding up the east coast of Sicily towards the Strait of Messina when he encountered a...
    Thread by: Jim, Dec 8, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: The War In Italy
  7. Spartanroller
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    Full-sized conning tower replica to be added to the U-boat Story -exhibit, which features U-534

    At the present moment glazed panels allow visitors to see inside the German submarine U-534 from viewing platforms in the U-Boat Story exhibit,...
    Thread by: Spartanroller, Oct 19, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: WWII Today
  8. Jim
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    Bombed U-boat Shelter

    The 43-foot hole in the steel and concrete roof of this U-boat shelter at Brest was marked up to the credit of the R.A.F Others of these notorious...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 29, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  9. Jim
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    U-Boat Arriving Home

    A boat inching its way into berth B 12 at St Nazaire, The success pennants fluttering from the periscope suggest that it is on its way in rather...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 17, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  10. Jim
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    Drifting in the North Atlantic

    Drifting in the North Atlantic after their ship had been torpedoed by a German U-boat; these three exhausted survivors were picked up by a...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 12, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  11. Jim
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    Corvette

    Battleships in miniature, as corvettes had been aptly termed, were among the 600 warships and auxiliaries which were engaged in the grim struggle...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 7, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Britain at Sea!
  12. Jim
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    Eye Witness to the raid on St. Nazaire

    This story was told to the "War Illustrated" on the 1st May 1942 We Went With the Raiders to St. Nazaire Supplementing the official story...
    Thread by: Jim, Sep 1, 2010, 4 replies, in forum: A Soldier's Story
  13. Jim
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    German Human Torpedo

    The Marder (Marten) suffered from two main disadvantages. First, underwater mobility was extremely poor and constantly required the pilot’s full...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 26, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Germany at Sea!
  14. Jim
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    Unsung Heros

    Seldom making the headlines, US submarines, mounting their long, arduous patrols into the Pacific from Australia, had a commanding influence on...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 24, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: US Submarines
  15. Jim
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    Lieutenant Commander Reinhart Reche

    Lieutenant Commander Reinhart Reche was the Commander of U-255, which sank 25,544 tons of shipping from PQ17. He holds a Knight's Cross for his...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 23, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  16. Jim
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    Empire Mersey Sunk By U-Boat 618

    Third Officer Joe Wharton left New York with the British merchant ship Empire Mersey, as part of Convoy SC104. His ship encountered U-618 in the...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 23, 2010, 1 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  17. Jim
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    The Russian Run

    Ernest Charles Goodwin saw action on the Russian run as a 'gun sweeper' on a First World War escort ship, HMS Westcott. His ship was one of many...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 23, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
  18. Jim
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    58 Squadron Versus The U-Boat

    Air Vice Marshal Wilfrid Oulton, CR, CRE, DSO, DFC, was a trained fighter pilot then chose to change to flying boats. However, he found himself...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 22, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  19. Jim
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    The Liberator Versus The U-Boat

    Dӧnitz's U-boats were charged with the task of starving out the British nation, whose vulnerable convoys were forced to run the gauntlet of...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 22, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: German U-Boats
  20. Jim
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    Survivors Of A Convoy Attack

    The merchant services of the Allied nations contained some of the greatest unsung heroes of World War II. Repeatedly they faced death as they...
    Thread by: Jim, Aug 21, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: Merchant Navy During WWII
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