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Ducimus · 05-05-06, 07:52 PM

For the life of me i can't find on the net the article about Hans Langsdorf i read to add crediblity to my post, but i distinctly remember a few points:

- He was an old fashioned Navy officer.

- Gave the naval salute, even at the funeral of some of his crew when he put to shore. Even though others gave the nazi salute, he gave the naval one.

- When in operation, took great care to not inflict unneccssary loss of life on the merchants he was sinking. Infact IIIRC, he even gave them time to disembark ther ship before he'd shell it. Accounts ive read praised him highly for his sense of honor and humanity.

I remember my overall impression of the man was one of admiration. I think the demise of such an indvidial is greater then the ship he commanded.

EDIT:
Most of what i said in this thread is very lightly discussed here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Langsdorff

Although i know at one point i found a website that had very detailed information, including photographs of the captain giving a naval salute at a funeral while a few of his company were giving the nazi salute. Said picture really gave the contrast of his character.

05-05-06, 07:52 PM	#12
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	For the life of me i can't find on the net the article about Hans Langsdorf i read to add crediblity to my post, but i distinctly remember a few points: - He was an old fashioned Navy officer. - Gave the naval salute, even at the funeral of some of his crew when he put to shore. Even though others gave the nazi salute, he gave the naval one. - When in operation, took great care to not inflict unneccssary loss of life on the merchants he was sinking. Infact IIIRC, he even gave them time to disembark ther ship before he'd shell it. Accounts ive read praised him highly for his sense of honor and humanity. I remember my overall impression of the man was one of admiration. I think the demise of such an indvidial is greater then the ship he commanded. EDIT: Most of what i said in this thread is very lightly discussed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Langsdorff Although i know at one point i found a website that had very detailed information, including photographs of the captain giving a naval salute at a funeral while a few of his company were giving the nazi salute. Said picture really gave the contrast of his character.