PQ 17
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRKyh...7D5E24EB466085


71 years ago convoy PQ 17 set up from Hvalfirði, Iceland to Arkangelsk Russia.
24 ships of 35 were sunk, 11 ships made it to Russia with 64.000 tons of shipping.

Great video! Thank you:up:

My old man was there.

And he made it all the way to Russia i hope.

Haven't seen this footage before. Thank you!

IIRC when the order to scatter was given, his ship returned to home waters and joined the formation of the next convoy but I certainly remember him telling me he heard the exchange of heavy gunfire.

hi Jim

have you read David Irving's account?
if you have what did you think?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Destruction-...s=david+irving

PQ17 ^

Sorry flag but I haven't read that :-?

Very interesting,thanks for sharing guys.

Excellent book - I read it when I was about 10 years old and loved it. German battle plans, ship movements, and the fate of each merchantman - it's all there. Shocking just how poor the decision making was at the top - he reveals everything, and spares nobody's reputation.

sounds like my kind of book will have to order it next paycheck

...I'd like to read it too. He's a controversial historian. Respected by some, loathed by others.