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tenakha · 06-06-07, 03:49 AM

do not forget that flying a white flag has never been a sign of surrender, it is a protective sign of truce or ceasefire, contrary to striking the colors. As U-boats didn't fly theirs colors there was never signs of surrender except for the crew abandoning ship.

for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striking_the_colors

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tenakha Bosun Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Paris, France Posts: 64 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	do not forget that flying a white flag has never been a sign of surrender, it is a protective sign of truce or ceasefire, contrary to striking the colors. As U-boats didn't fly theirs colors there was never signs of surrender except for the crew abandoning ship. for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striking_the_colors __________________ Korvettenkapitän Wolfgang Barten 01SEP39 U-52, Type VIIB (7 patrols) 24SEP40 U-93, Type VIIC (7 patrols) Capital ship sunk: HMS Victorious; HMS Royal Oak days at sea: 384, tonnage: 823138/54000 GWX 3.0 user Last edited by tenakha; 06-06-07 at 04:02 AM.