Kanazawa, Japan and the KM

Heibges · 05-25-06, 08:22 PM

Looking through the records at Uboat.net, I noticed several uboat captains born in Kanazawa. Does anyone know of any significance to Germany or the Kriegsmarikne of Kanazawa?

Thank you

05-26-06, 10:31 AM

Hmmm. Interesting. Also, no idea. Sorry.

GreyOctober · 05-26-06, 10:41 AM

Uhm, probablly because during WWII Germany and Japan exchanged technology, mostlly Germany supplying Japan, from what i know. I believe that some of the Japanese captains had to undergo a training tour of duty to qualify on the new equipment then pass on the knowledge.

Heibges · 05-26-06, 12:30 PM

Sorry, that's where he was born.

I thought there might have been a German consulate or embassy there.

Schani · 05-26-06, 01:54 PM

Hmmm. I had to look on Google Earth. Northern Honshu. Ineteresting. Possibly missionaries? In John Hersey's, Hiroshima. One of the survivors was a German reverend. Or possibly; Imperial Germany, being late in colonial claims was expanding into the Pacific rim. At the end of World War I Japan was given several Pacific German mandate island groups. Just guessing out loud.

05-25-06, 08:22 PM	#1
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Kanazawa, Japan and the KM Looking through the records at Uboat.net, I noticed several uboat captains born in Kanazawa. Does anyone know of any significance to Germany or the Kriegsmarikne of Kanazawa? Thank you __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

05-26-06, 10:41 AM	#3
GreyOctober Sonar Guy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 394 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Uhm, probablly because during WWII Germany and Japan exchanged technology, mostlly Germany supplying Japan, from what i know. I believe that some of the Japanese captains had to undergo a training tour of duty to qualify on the new equipment then pass on the knowledge. __________________

05-26-06, 12:30 PM	#4
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Sorry, that's where he was born. I thought there might have been a German consulate or embassy there. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

05-26-06, 10:31 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Hmmm. Interesting. Also, no idea. Sorry.

05-26-06, 01:54 PM	#5
Schani Electrician's Mate Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 137 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmmm. I had to look on Google Earth. Northern Honshu. Ineteresting. Possibly missionaries? In John Hersey's, Hiroshima. One of the survivors was a German reverend. Or possibly; Imperial Germany, being late in colonial claims was expanding into the Pacific rim. At the end of World War I Japan was given several Pacific German mandate island groups. Just guessing out loud.