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The Last World War II U-Boat Commander Has Died at 105
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| 24 Jun 2018
| Richard Sisk
Posted on 07/05/2018 10:56:27 AM PDT by Gamecock
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:56:27 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
To: Gamecock
Even though he was on the wrong side I’m still sad to see an actual man pass away.
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posted on
07/05/2018 10:58:47 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
To: Gamecock
As a former submariner who lives in Jacksonville today, I have a lot of respect for this guy. Glad he had a long, successful life after the war. Many WW2 submariners on both sides did not.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:01:59 AM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Asking a pro athlete for political advice is like asking a cavalry horse for tactical advice.)
To: Gamecock
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:03:38 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Gamecock
It’s remarkable he even survived the war.
To: Bryanw92
Screw him. He was part of a nation that sought to dominate the world. Have a thought to all those he sent to the bottom.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:05:58 AM PDT
by
jmacusa
("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: Bryanw92
War has many bad aspects. One of them is the spectacle of good, honest, honorable men killing each other ... often on behalf of the most vile members of society.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:07:27 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Gamecock
Roosevelt’s expense? HE didn’t pay for the tanker!
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:08:45 AM PDT
by
IronJack
(A)
To: Bryanw92
Toward the end of the war, U-Boat crews had an almost 100% mortality rate.
They were brave beyond my comprehension.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:09:27 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: Gamecock
U-Boats were a reaction to the Brits’ naval blockade of Germany, a lot easier to choke off Germany from shipping than Britain.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:10:49 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: NorthMountain
[ War has many bad aspects. One of them is the spectacle of good, honest, honorable men killing each other ... often on behalf of the most vile members of society. ]
I would imagine a lot of those who stayed in the military under Obama can now empathize.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:10:58 AM PDT
by
GraceG
("WWG1WGA")
To: Gamecock
Tom Cruise?.....................
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:11:23 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
To: Skooz
[ Toward the end of the war, U-Boat crews had an almost 100% mortality rate.
They were brave beyond my comprehension. ]
I still wonder about those which supposedly went to Argentina or Antarctica....
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:11:46 AM PDT
by
GraceG
("WWG1WGA")
To: Bryanw92
As a former submariner who lives in Jacksonville today, I have a lot of respect for this guy. AS another former submariner who lives in Jacksonville today, I have near ZERO respect for this guy.
He apparently embraced the NAZI regime and killed innocent people. May he rot in He$$.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:12:24 AM PDT
by
politicianslie
(OPTIMIST-Glass 1/2 full- PESSIMIST 1/2 empty TO ENGINEER, Glass is twice as big as it needs to be!)
To: Gamecock
My best friends dad who passed survived the beach at Normandy. This is astonishing when you watch those movies.
Full circle my parents were kids during Musolini.
I am only 56 but can tell their stories of when the german soldiers came to their homes....
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:14:42 AM PDT
by
Uversabound
(Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
To: Gamecock
75% of all German sub crews died in the war. The highest casualty rate in all German forces. I havent heard of anything with a higher rate except oddball things like Japanese Kamikaze.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:15:00 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: GraceG
Bath House Barry is certainly in that "most vile" category. He differs from Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, and the like only in degree, not in kind. Don't doubt for a minute that he, or Hildebeeste, or any of that lot would put us Deplorables in concentration camps if they could figure out how to do it.
As for Captain Hardegen ... He deserved a better fate than serving in the Kriegsmarine under Hitler. Too bad he didn't follow the lead of Captain Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:15:49 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Uversabound
only 56
Now that is Freeper Funny!
Only 56(old)
BWAAAAAAAAA
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:16:35 AM PDT
by
Uversabound
(Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
To: Gamecock
Hardegen's bravado off the Jacksonville coast nearly cost him his boat and his life, according to the bestseller "Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II," by historian Michael Gannon.Outstanding book. I read it in college many years ago.
Operation Drumbeat: The Dramatic True Story of Germany's First U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II
Interesting bit of trivia: They often had American currency on board and when they weren't sinking ships off the coast, they used to sneak small parties ashore to go grocery shopping.
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:17:01 AM PDT
by
Drew68
To: Gamecock
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posted on
07/05/2018 11:17:38 AM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(When words can mean anything, they can also mean nothing.)
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