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AntEater

05-04-07 01:31 PM

Happy Birthday U-Boat!

100 years ago, on May 4th, 1907, SM U.1 was commissioned.
http://www.marine.de/02DB07000000000...U%2034_640.jpg

newly commissioned U 34 passes the Möltenort Memorial.

http://www.marine.de/02DB07000000000...tausch_640.jpg
Reinhard Hardegen (CO of U 123), the designer of the Type 212 and the COs of U 31 and U 32

Commissioning U 34

http://www.marine.de/02DB07000000000...esucht_640.jpg

CCIP	05-04-07 01:36 PM

:up:

Awesome to see Hardegen in attendance as well, very fitting tribute to U-boat history and future.

AntEater

05-04-07 01:56 PM

The first one (or at least more than half of it :D) as it looks today
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...m_Heck_her.JPG

joea	05-04-07 06:22 PM

Yup I saw that very first one at Munich!! Got a pic of me in front somewhere too.:hmm:

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