The Saga of U-52

nutworld · 07-13-13, 12:00 PM

It is a late summer day of 1939, when Gunther Kuhn is named to take the helm of U-52.

After a brief “shakedown” cruise in early August, the crew of U-52 returns to port in Wilhelmshaven, where the crew excitedly hears rumors about possible action.

With the attack on German territory by cowardly Polish forces, and the Army counter-invading Poland, the crew of U-52 had requested a patrol off the coast of Danzig to assist German forces in naval operations.

However, crew training schedule and maintenance issues delayed the launch of U-52, until mid- September, 1939, after any seaborne activity was needed. U-52 still was granted the ability to patrol in sector AE 98. With no suitable targets in that sector, the crew of U-52 took to the English coast and sank an Armed Trawler, an Ammunitions Ship and Small Depot ship in the port of Blythe before returning to home port, in early October.

07-13-13, 12:00 PM	#1
nutworld Engineer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Flint, Michigan, USA Posts: 200 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	The Saga of U-52 It is a late summer day of 1939, when Gunther Kuhn is named to take the helm of U-52. After a brief “shakedown” cruise in early August, the crew of U-52 returns to port in Wilhelmshaven, where the crew excitedly hears rumors about possible action. With the attack on German territory by cowardly Polish forces, and the Army counter-invading Poland, the crew of U-52 had requested a patrol off the coast of Danzig to assist German forces in naval operations. However, crew training schedule and maintenance issues delayed the launch of U-52, until mid- September, 1939, after any seaborne activity was needed. U-52 still was granted the ability to patrol in sector AE 98. With no suitable targets in that sector, the crew of U-52 took to the English coast and sank an Armed Trawler, an Ammunitions Ship and Small Depot ship in the port of Blythe before returning to home port, in early October.