'So you headed back to base?' mused Doenitz....
"Yes Sir"
'With nine torpedoes still in your belly?'
"Yes Sir"
'Enough fuel for two more weeks at sea?'
"Yes Sir"
'I should have you and all of your crew shot for cowardice!'
"Yes, Sir"
'Why don't I, then!"
"Because not a man on the U-46 is a coward, Sir. U-46 took a pasting, Sir. It's a miracle we kept her up. We were out of radio communications for all of the battle, and she was slowly leaking.
She couldn't respond below, and we daren't risk her below 60 metres. We tried two more times with a badly damaged boat that can't manoevre, and with a flick of an English finger will send us straight to the bottom!
Are we already throwing tubs like that at the enemy!"
Jesus, I've really done it now........I'm shot for sure.
Doenitz just stares at me.
After an eternity..........
"You'll do, young man"
Lt de Bunsen, U-46
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