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Platapus · 08-26-10, 03:14 PM

I am confused (not exactly breaking news)

What is BdU?

Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote Commander-in-Chief for submarines. So BdU is a person's position?

What is FdU?

Führer der Unterseeboote Chief/Leader/Head/Commander of U-boats. So is this also a person's position?

Would the BdU and the FdU be the same dude?

Or is BdU the Office of the Commander-in-Chief for Submarines and the FdU is the head dude himself? Was Donitz the FdU in the BdU?

Is BdU more commonly used in the context of "headquarters" as in "we have received orders from BdU" or "we need to contact BdU". I am pretty sure that when a Uboat "contacted BdU" they were not talking directly to the Gorsse Lowe himself, but to a staff officer in the BdU.

Does that sound correct?

I just want to keep my "F" and "B" straight.

08-26-10, 03:14 PM	#1
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Its like those Germans have a different word for everything! I am confused (not exactly breaking news) What is BdU? Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote Commander-in-Chief for submarines. So BdU is a person's position? What is FdU? Führer der Unterseeboote Chief/Leader/Head/Commander of U-boats. So is this also a person's position? Would the BdU and the FdU be the same dude? Or is BdU the Office of the Commander-in-Chief for Submarines and the FdU is the head dude himself? Was Donitz the FdU in the BdU? Is BdU more commonly used in the context of "headquarters" as in "we have received orders from BdU" or "we need to contact BdU". I am pretty sure that when a Uboat "contacted BdU" they were not talking directly to the Gorsse Lowe himself, but to a staff officer in the BdU. Does that sound correct? I just want to keep my "F" and "B" straight. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.