Adolf Hitler's 'lost fleet' found in Black Sea (U-Boats had been carried 2,000 miles overland)

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | February 3, 2008 | Jasper Copping

[2111USMC]

Jeez. I count 18 guys standing on the upper deck in that one photo.

Talk about cramped! I get claustrophobic just thinking about it.

[Doohickey]

Well...at least they didn't leave one in the middle of Oklahoma!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Here's the U-505 being transported to Chicago. Imagine the havoc she could have played on Great Lakes shipping.

[jazusamo]

Great article, thanks for posting!

[Getsmart64]

Excellent post!! Quite interesting!!

[jtill]

Fascinating. Seems the German Navy had an answer for every question.

[mad_as_he$$]

Thank goodness Hitler was distracted by some of these rather insignificant efforts. If they had gotten another 100 Me-262’s in the air with pilots the outcome of the War in Europe may well have taken a different turn. Likewise the bombers he never built that could of taken GB out of the fight.

[bvw]

The most advanced engineering and advancements in the U-boats was of Dutch design, as I recollect from my reading.

[Partisan Gunslinger]

The enemy of the African Queen...cool. I can’t believe it’s still in operation.

[Marysecretary]

My uncle’s ship (he was first mate) went down sometime in 1941, I believe, off the shores of Scotland. Germans did that. Grrrrr. He was such a big handsome Viking of a man. My mother kept hoping but nothing ever came to pass. She thinks the captain was a Nazi sympathizer but nobody ever could prove that. She was always heartbroken about his loss.

[Stoat]

I’m terribly sorry to hear of your loss. The suffering of WW2 touched millions of families, including my own, and no sane person would want to repeat the events of those times.

I do sincerely hope it’s understood that the people who are responding to this thead, as well as myself, are interested in these subjects purely due to the technical and historical aspects of it, not because there is any admiration for Nazism or it’s goals. I would wager that many posters to this thread either had personal involvement in WW2 or had family or friends who were killed or harmed in some way due to that war, and if any of them had an opportunity they would have sunk all of these U-boats themselves without batting an eye.

It’s because of the innumerable sacrifices made during that war, such as that of your dear Uncle, that we are now able to chat on the internet in English and we are not required to salute the swastika or grovel before the Rising Sun.

It’s because of your Uncle and millions like him that all of this is possible, and he and his fellow soldiers, seamen and airmen are all in our everlasting debt.

[4woodenboats]

Fascinating story!

[Marysecretary]

Of course I understand. Please don’t worry about that. My uncle wasn’t in the military. He was on a cargo ship. The nazis didn’t care who they killed. I’m trying to find the article my mother had about him when the ship had to stay in NY harbor because the germans had invaded Norway and they couldn’t go back. I’d like to know the name of the ship and find out where he really did go down. He came to visit us at that time since we lived in Central New York and I have pictures of this tall, strong, handsome Norwegian. He used to sing, play guitar, and write songs. I wish I could have gotten to know him better.

[Stoat]

My uncle wasn’t in the military. He was on a cargo ship. The nazis didn’t care who they killed.  I’m trying to find the article my mother had about him when the ship had to stay in NY harbor because the germans had invaded Norway and they couldn’t go back. I’d like to know the name of the ship and find out where he really did go down. He came to visit us at that time since we lived in Central New York and I have pictures of this tall, strong, handsome Norwegian. He used to sing, play guitar, and write songs. I wish I could have gotten to know him better.

Fortunately, Free Republic is teeming with friendly people who are spectacularly knowledgeable about most anything pertaining to WW2 and I'm guessing that someone here may be able to direct you to the most promising places to progress with your research.  Perhaps there's a Merchant Seaman's association in the New York area that might also be able to point you in the best direction for finding more information as well.

[Marysecretary]

Thank you. I appreciate the advice. If anyone on here has any clue as to how I could find this out, I’d be very grateful. I know he was here in 1941 and I think he died shortly after.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Stoat, I’ve sent her a private reply, perhaps if we’re lucky we can help.

[snippy_about_it]

Here’s a few to get you started, the history and a good link. If you freepmail me some details in response to my freepmail to you we can look a little deeper perhaps.

Here is some excellent information on Norwegian Merchant shipping during WWII. I know know how they came to NY, very interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortraship

Here is a link to Norwegian Merchant Marines, kept by a daughter of a Merchant Marine from WWII.

http://www.warsailors.com/oddswar/frameoddlinks.html

[Marysecretary]

Thanks. I put this on my favorites. I found another picture taken at the same time and my mother was pregnant, so that means I was (a big baby) less than a year old (my sister was born six days before I was a year old). So I’m thinking it probably was in April or May when he was here, in 1940, when she was born.

[Sardasht]

Terrific story, I had not been aware ...... I am wondering the fate of the on-board Enigmas .....