Apparently around Strathfoyle which is close to Lisahally where the U Boats surrendered near Londonderry ,there wasn’t a house that didn’t have a leather mattress , a brass clock or some other fittings that had been given to the locals by the German sailors before they were taken to POW camps the logic being that the U Boats were going to be scuttled anyway so the locals might as well have anything that was of use to them .

My Dad was an RNR Officer at Loch Eriboll during WW2 , he called it 'Loch Horrible'

The death rate of U2 submarine crew in World War II is over 70%.

@ingolfleiblle6661

3 жыл бұрын

Official Numbers of the Kriegsmarine.

@rancidpitts8243

3 жыл бұрын

70% is the agreed minimum, but 75% is more likely as it was stated 3 of 4 died at sea.

The U-505, captured off Africa in June 1944, was towed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA and is now an exhibit at the Science Museum in Chicago. Its capture led to the possession of the latest model of the enigma machine by the code breakers at Bletchley Park.

I understand most of them were taken out to sea and scuttled. Too bad a few weren't saved for posterity.

@nghtwtchmn129

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't the Allies use these U-boats against Japan?

@conveyor2

3 жыл бұрын

@@nghtwtchmn129 Ever heard of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

@nghtwtchmn129

3 жыл бұрын

@@conveyor2 Yes, but the U.S. didn't know if an atomic bomb would actually explode or not when the last U-boats surrendered.

@callsigndd9ls897

3 жыл бұрын

@@nghtwtchmn129 At the time when the war with Germany ended on May 8, 1945, the atomic bomb was not yet fully developed. The first test took place two months later on July 16, 1945.

@michellearmstrong7903

2 жыл бұрын

@@nghtwtchmn129 there were few Japanese ships left to sink by this time

Не успели немцы настоящие подводные лодки ввести в строй из-за ошибочной (для военного времени) концепции строительства по частям на разных заводах и их последующей сборке. Потому и воевали только на этих "ныряющих" лодках. Если бы к 44-му году начали входить в строй настоящие подводные лодки.. всем бы нам было очень тяжело..

They sure look happy for the nightmare to finally end!

@sillyone52062

7 жыл бұрын

Gringo Given that they were taking 75% losses, they would be!

@rancidpitts8243

3 жыл бұрын

They went to Sea knowing 75% were on Perpetual Patrol. They knew it was the BIGGEST Gamble of their lives, but it was not the Eastern Front and death would be swift. God have mercy on the 75%.

@callsigndd9ls897

3 жыл бұрын

German submarines crews and British and American bomber crews suffered the greatest losses in the war. Those who served in these units had to play Russian roulette. The human losses in both cases were nearly 75 percent. RIP for all brave men, never again war between people who are actually brothers.

@jduff59

3 жыл бұрын

@@callsigndd9ls897 They had some big huge balls - the sad part is, the world is a lesser place without THOSE kind of men. They should have put politicians into those death traps, instead of brave young men.

@mercomania

3 жыл бұрын

The only way the Allies obtained decent U Boats.

Prawdziwi bohaterowie to są ci klienci w białych czapkach.

My

yes sad they didnt keep a couple as history pieces, would have been very interesting to visit one, somewhere in the UK . guess they just wanted to remove all the bad memories after the war finished, also believe 100s of warplanes were crushed from both sides, that could have been restored, man they would be worth millions now, oh well thats life,

@rancidpitts8243

3 жыл бұрын

Rarity causes the price of an Object to increase. If it were common it would be thought of as rubbish to be swept away.

@callsigndd9ls897

3 жыл бұрын

After the war, nothing was more superfluous than old war material. Scrap metal was more valuable. It didn’t matter if it was their own or captured war material. Everything that was no longer needed was sent in the blast furnaces to create new things ones. It was only in the 1970s and 80s that it became apparent that too much had been removed and thus part of history was erased. But it's normal. Everyone buys a new car after 10 years at the latest and the old one ends up in the scrap. 50 years later you say to yourself; oh, if I had this car today, it would be worth 5 times more today than it cost back then.

"The allies must remain united to prevent this from ever happening again". A war like this will never happen again...not with today's modern weaponry, The next world war.....we ALL die.

@barrymarchant8892

4 ай бұрын

Yes, The leaders of all Countries need to Urgently sit down and Talk peace

Shame it started with loyal subjects of the Empire slaving away.😁

Huns Huns Huns.........................

@callsigndd9ls897

3 жыл бұрын

Huns are Central Asian horse fighters, they are rarely fight with submarines (lol).

@michellearmstrong7903

2 жыл бұрын

Ibrox is full of them

Prawdziwi bohaterowie to są ci klienci w białych czapkach.