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Old 03-24-09, 10:42 PM   #3
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A flotilla (3. Unterseebootsflotille Lohs) was based at La Pallice, which is often erroneously referred to as La Rochelle. In the book Das Boot is based on the author, Lothar Gunther-Buchhiem never names the port city or flotilla at all. He never names the boat either. It's just referred to as UA.
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