Documentary about U-234

[Red Heat]

*Greatest Mysteries of WWII: Hilter's Last U-Boat U-234

Link: http://youtu.be/WAz8j05-0XI

Enjoy

[flag4]

...great doco' cheers!

[Jimbuna]

Interesting documentary :cool:

[Red Heat]

Im glad you like it... :salute:

[BigRich]

The book 'the secret diary of a u-boat' by Wolfgang Hirshfeld covers U-234. He was on this boat when the surrender order came through.

[Red Heat]

A daring mission...
The homeland in a great danger, the war lost, and the eternal care about his familys, a weak chain of comand...sentence the fate of the U-boot. But they must avoid the militar secrets fall in the enemy hands at all coasts and sunk the u-boot...

[Brag]

An amazing event. Many thanks

[Red Heat]

*Salute
Im glad you like Brag...sometimes when i dont have nothing to do i going to surf the net looking for this beauties...and i have luck! :D

[Steve Gad]

...great doco' cheers!

Here's another I really enjoyed after watching that one. It gives the perspective of the guys (from both sides) and shows the human cost of war at sea. It's easy to forget that the ball of flame going down, amid your cheering crew members, actually has men like you aboard. I found this very powerful viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq2J7R30y7c

3 parts. This is part one. :up:

[Delta Wolf]

Thanks for the links :up:

[Red Heat]

Very interesting documentary, Steve Gad...i will keep for my private collection.
I will see the another two... :)

[Borgneface]

Here's another I really enjoyed after watching that one. It gives the perspective of the guys (from both sides) and shows the human cost of war at sea. It's easy to forget that the ball of flame going down, amid your cheering crew members, actually has men like you aboard. I found this very powerful viewing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq2J7R30y7c

3 parts. This is part one. :up:

S! Thanks for sharing.....Very interesting documentary....and you are right very powerful makes it all more close to real life for all navy staff of all sides in those days
:salute:

[Steve Gad]

Glad to have been of service guys.
Although a fair few of you will have seen most of all there is about the 'boots' I'll post a few more links all the same in case new recruits haven't seen them, or old salts want to watch them over again.
As most of my working 'week' is at night- and primarily at weekends - I have a little time on my hands to trawl the net looking for interesting bits and pieces.

So, for the benefit of interested parties here is a little list you may like to bookmark. Again, this will be common knowledge to some, but new recruits arrive all the time, so take what you need and ignore the rest. :salute:

For all things U-Boat and to look up your own boat number's real life history.
http://www.uboat.net/boats/listing.html

Battlefield - The War Against the U-boats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHY1M2TkSro

Map of WWII Shipwrecks:
http://i.imgur.com/Tg3dbZl.jpg

Atlantic Wrecks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:World_War_II_shipwrecks_in_the_Atlantic_O cean

U-Boats Rule the seas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZL7-nclmO0
Interesting colour footage.

U-Boats reach New York
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dm2m8y3hQ8

Operation Drumbeat. In 4 parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Q_dDgHecw
U-boat Attacks of US Merchant Ships off the US East Coast

Hitler's secret escape U-Boat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1k1MFyaRjY

U-571 Movie online
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHdFDTWx9lE
Love it, or hate it, it has U-Boats in it, so.....

Gunther Prien using the "Decks Awash" mod.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vefDtOHiDpk

Scapa Flow HMS Royal Oak attack: Movie 1958
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axpqXxWaMsQ
Quite interesting, even if I can't understand the dialogue.

German Propaganda film from 1941
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmtR9e9IUbA
Interesting, especially the 15 minute mark where you'll hear lots of
"Jawohl herr kaleun"

And finally I wanted to show off my atrol log, in particular the lovely Chritmas present I got on patrol number 6. Number 15 is also interesting for sinking something weighing 8 tons!! :o
file:///C:/Users/Steve%20Gad/Documents/Personnel%20Files/SH3/Gad/Personnel_File.html

Hope there's something there you like guys.

Gad. Signing off. :salute:

[Red Heat]

Thanks for the info, mate...
But if you continues like this I only go to bed next week...:D
I love this kind of History and I will keep my eye one them and try to have some time available to see them all... :up:

[Steve Gad]

More than welcome friend. I almost always fall asleep with a WWII or history documentary playing on my laptop, with headphones on. I'm not sure if we actually learn anything in our sleep, but it's a habit I can't do without now.

[Red Heat]

That's why I love this place...:subsim:
A true embassy of knowledge, multi-cultural, about U-boots and men but the must important...the Sea! :D

[Borgneface]

S!
All this is great stuff. I am passionate about WWII sea war and this has make my day...:up:
One question: Is it in anyway possible to download some of these documentary for my private collection on WWII?
Legally of course.....
Merci d'avance

[Red Heat]

Borgneface you have a PM... :up: