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gi_dan2987 · 12-25-13, 11:07 PM

I'm actually ordering a book from Amazon which contains the personal accounts of a Kaleun in the Monsun boats that left for the far east. I heard that run was daunting. They lost a few boats with all hands to American ASW's off the coast of west Africa. I think one of their Milchkuh's was taken out also, so they had to run on meager rations and conserve fuel even more so than usual.

I wonder what happened to the Germans who remained in Jakarta when the ceasefire was signed?

My cousin's husband's dad served on a troop ship near the Philippines, and was sunk by a German Monsun boat during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. People like to say that the Monsun fleet only operated off the coast of India and the Indian Ocean, but there were plenty of war patrols that ventured into the Pacific theater. I often wonder how deep into the Pacific the Monsun boats would go.

I'm big into history, especially the parts of history that aren't well explained or talked about.

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gi_dan2987 Weps Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I'm actually ordering a book from Amazon which contains the personal accounts of a Kaleun in the Monsun boats that left for the far east. I heard that run was daunting. They lost a few boats with all hands to American ASW's off the coast of west Africa. I think one of their Milchkuh's was taken out also, so they had to run on meager rations and conserve fuel even more so than usual. I wonder what happened to the Germans who remained in Jakarta when the ceasefire was signed? My cousin's husband's dad served on a troop ship near the Philippines, and was sunk by a German Monsun boat during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. People like to say that the Monsun fleet only operated off the coast of India and the Indian Ocean, but there were plenty of war patrols that ventured into the Pacific theater. I often wonder how deep into the Pacific the Monsun boats would go. I'm big into history, especially the parts of history that aren't well explained or talked about.