Story - "U-Boat captain who shot down VC winner found"

AntEater · 04-17-07, 10:05 AM

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070417/3/bov.html

Funny thing is that my commanding officer on Gorch Fock II was Kapitän zur See John Schamong, the son of Oblt. z. S. Klemens Schamong.
He's currently (or at least was some time ago) german naval attache in Paris.

I knew his father had been a U-Boat commander, but I didnt know this story.
Trying to get an award for somebody who sank your own ship, now that is style....
Strange to read about the father of my old ships former CO in a NZ news item.

04-17-07, 10:05 AM	#1
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Story - "U-Boat captain who shot down VC winner found" http://nz.news.yahoo.com/070417/3/bov.html Funny thing is that my commanding officer on Gorch Fock II was Kapitän zur See John Schamong, the son of Oblt. z. S. Klemens Schamong. He's currently (or at least was some time ago) german naval attache in Paris. I knew his father had been a U-Boat commander, but I didnt know this story. Trying to get an award for somebody who sank your own ship, now that is style.... Strange to read about the father of my old ships former CO in a NZ news item. __________________

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