Youngest And Oldest

[Sailor Steve]

www.uboat.net (http://www.uboat.net) has just added a new page: The Ten Youngest and Ten Oldest U-Boat Commanders to set out on a patrol.

The youngest was only 20, the oldest 54. Fascinating stuff.:sunny:

[McHibbins]

And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?

[Kapt Z]

54?!?!?

Jeez, :salute:

[kenijaru]

And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?

did you also noticed that... all of the "top 10 youngest" were sent on patrol from january '44 onwards?

[Jimbuna]

And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?

did you also noticed that... all of the "top 10 youngest" were sent on patrol from january '44 onwards?

You'll find a similar trend across all the German forces about then.

[Laufen zum Ziel]

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Originally Posted by kenijaru
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Originally Posted by McHibbins
And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?


did you also noticed that... all of the "top 10 youngest" were sent on patrol from january '44 onwards?


Makes me glad I am grey!!!!!!

[FIREWALL]

Nothing to add but, the info there is interesting and good reading. :yep:

[kenijaru]

And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?
did you also noticed that... all of the "top 10 youngest" were sent on patrol from january '44 onwards?
You'll find a similar trend across all the German forces about then.
the crisis of a nation... on 10 lines.

[McHibbins]

The big problem Dönitz had was : should he send the most experienced to the front or should they take the lower risks to train the noobs later ?

A hard decision....

A problem every army has in wartime i think.

[Kongo Otto]

And did you know, that most of the Oldest were assigned to Milk Cows or Type IX ?
did you also noticed that... all of the "top 10 youngest" were sent on patrol from january '44 onwards?
You'll find a similar trend across all the German forces about then.
Correct. Youngest Iron Cross recipient, age then 12 years.
Awarded with Iron Cross Second Class for rescuing 12 wounded Soldiers, with an Sledge, under heavy enemy Fire.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-J28836A%2C_Jungvolk-Zugf%C3%BChrer_mit_Eisernen_Kreuz_II._Klasse.jpg

[A Very Super Market]

Ugh, I hate looking at photos of German soldiers after '44. Most of them are idiot Volksturm and Waffen-SS

[kenijaru]

Ugh, I hate looking at photos of German soldiers after '44. Most of them are idiot Volksturm and Waffen-SS
the volksturm was a militia.. i don't think joining was an actual choice one could make....