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My father served in the Atlantic and on the Murmansk convoys in the merchant navy and he informed me that not only were merchants restricted from stoping to pick up survivors but were also forced to maintain course on occassion, sometimes resulting in a ship running over survivors in the water.
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I think those guys on the Murmansk run are the great unsung heroes of WWII. They endured terrible privations and enormous risks for a very dubious strategic goal, propping up the stalinist regime which in many ways was as bad as the nazis.
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On behalf of my father, thank you 
I think it's a little ironic that approx 20 years ago he received a medal from the Russian ambassador in London in recognition of his service, yet received nothing from the British Government until 2 years ago (a small enamel lapel badge)  |
This makes me think of my late uncle (my fathers brother). He served in the Swedish merchant fleet during WW2. When he sailed on the Atlantic he was chased by German U-boats, when in the Baltic he was chased by Russian and British subs and planes, Sweden sold iron ore to Germany throughout the war. He never ever got any recognition whatsoever, and never asked for it either, from anyone
