I shed a tear or two

Reinhard Hardegen · 09-23-15, 06:11 PM

A sad day in the U-Boat history...

Operation Deadlight - German U-Boat Fleet Surrender 1945 - Derry/Londonderry N.Ireland

GT182 · 09-23-15, 08:49 PM

Follow the other links from this one on You Tube. Some amazing videos to be found on U-boats of all Types.

Fahnenbohn · 09-24-15, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Reinhard Hardegen

A sad day in the U-Boat history...

Operation Deadlight - German U-Boat Fleet Surrender 1945 - Derry/Londonderry N.Ireland

And a very sad day in European history. England and France have committed their biggest mistake by declaring war on Germany. Churchill himself recognized this fact after the war. USSR was the true enemy to fight. Shame a thousand times on plutocracies !

UKönig · 09-24-15, 08:31 AM

That video looked like it was made with me in mind!

It featured quite a few shots of "my" boat, U-802, which yes, was a type IX, so it's nice to see the game designers got it right.

It's also nice to see that the real U-802 survived to the end, to be scrapped.

But what I liked the most was how the German and British officers were standing around on the pier, chatting and laughing, like they were old friends popped by for a visit.

Can't stop watching this kind of stuff!

Fahnenbohn · 09-24-15, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by UKönig

But what I liked the most was how the German and British officers were standing around on the pier, chatting and laughing, like they were old friends popped by for a visit.

Yes, me too. The second world war was a gigantic mess, and a massacre of innocents.

UKönig · 09-24-15, 10:32 AM

The video that made me shed a tear or two was this doco. It's 2 hours and 34 mins long and highly informative!

Admiral Halsey · 09-26-15, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fahnenbohn

And a very sad day in European history. England and France have committed their biggest mistake by declaring war on Germany. Churchill himself recognized this fact after the war. USSR was the true enemy to fight. Shame a thousand times on plutocracies !

What? The USSR(under Stalin as it kinda mellowed out after he died) was bad yes but the Nazi's were a a million steps above them.

Fahnenbohn · 09-28-15, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Admiral Halsey

What? The USSR(under Stalin as it kinda mellowed out after he died) was bad yes but the Nazi's were a a million steps above them.

Please, explain yourself. Seems that you are considering the third reich like the devil !

UKönig · 09-28-15, 11:51 AM

Speaking as someone whose relatives fled Nazi Germany (and those who could not and suffered under its jackbooted heel), I can say that they were a very nasty bunch. Russia under stalin was little different, and it would be like forcing people to choose between the horrible and the terrible.
We know the majority of the crimes the nazis carried out on their own citizens, and we know that Russia was under an iron curtain, thus concealing a lot of their own, but, neither one was the model of good government.

ratatoeskr76 · 09-30-15, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Reinhard Hardegen

A sad day in the U-Boat history...

Operation Deadlight - German U-Boat Fleet Surrender 1945 - Derry/Londonderry N.Ireland

And Reinhard thank you for sharing this moving video. I'm happy that you don't actually see the U-Boats sinking...

Reinhard Hardegen · 04-21-17, 10:04 PM

Reinhard Hardegen · 04-21-17, 10:08 PM

Not German, but here is one of the Japanese I-400 Boats (one of the largest submaines of WWII)

09-23-15, 06:11 PM	#1
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	I shed a tear or two A sad day in the U-Boat history... Operation Deadlight - German U-Boat Fleet Surrender 1945 - Derry/Londonderry N.Ireland __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.” Last edited by Reinhard Hardegen; 09-23-15 at 06:20 PM.

09-23-15, 08:49 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Follow the other links from this one on You Tube. Some amazing videos to be found on U-boats of all Types. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

09-24-15, 08:31 AM	#4
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That video looked like it was made with me in mind! It featured quite a few shots of "my" boat, U-802, which yes, was a type IX, so it's nice to see the game designers got it right. It's also nice to see that the real U-802 survived to the end, to be scrapped. But what I liked the most was how the German and British officers were standing around on the pier, chatting and laughing, like they were old friends popped by for a visit. Can't stop watching this kind of stuff! __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

09-24-15, 10:32 AM	#6
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The video that made me shed a tear or two was this doco. It's 2 hours and 34 mins long and highly informative! __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

09-28-15, 11:51 AM	#9
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Speaking as someone whose relatives fled Nazi Germany (and those who could not and suffered under its jackbooted heel), I can say that they were a very nasty bunch. Russia under stalin was little different, and it would be like forcing people to choose between the horrible and the terrible. We know the majority of the crimes the nazis carried out on their own citizens, and we know that Russia was under an iron curtain, thus concealing a lot of their own, but, neither one was the model of good government. __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!

04-21-17, 10:04 PM	#11
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	__________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”

04-21-17, 10:08 PM	#12
Reinhard Hardegen Raiders of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: U-123 (CA7225) Posts: 495 Downloads: 255 Uploads: 0	Not German, but here is one of the Japanese I-400 Boats (one of the largest submaines of WWII) __________________ A quote from Donitz; “The reason that the American Navy does so well in wartime is that war is chaos, and the Americans practice chaos on a daily basis.” “For the lessons one fails to learn during peacetime, one pays a high price in war.”