Don't think I will hear the band again

Von Tonner · 09-09-05, 07:48 AM

Date line 7 October 1944: On my 29th patrol when I got a message telling me to dock at St Nazaine instead of my home base Brest. When I dock at St Nazaine I am able to promote crew and award medals. Cannot access U-boat screen however to choose load-out of torps or spend renown on upgrades. I think this is strange and decide ok, we will go back to sea with whatever they give us.

When we get ready to sail I see I have a full load-out of the cheap torps and my patrol grid reads â€œnullâ€. I also note that my new home base is now Bergen. When I head out to sea I take a new look at the map and notice that a good part of France has fallen. In fact St Nazaine together with only one other seaport is still in the hands of Germany.

The end is nigh â€“ it is real tempting to follow in Red Octobers wake to some distant island to wait out the last few months. I think the fat lady and her band have played their last song.

Nightowl · 09-09-05, 07:31 PM

Sniff... By god, It brings tears to me eyes.....

-Nightowl...

Captain Norman · 09-09-05, 08:07 PM

Its St. Nazaire, not St. Nazaine.

Rhodes · 09-10-05, 06:25 AM

I could be wrong but St.Nazaire was one of the bases that remain in german control until the end of teh war. Many of the other flotillas were transfer to Norway and Germany.

Clay Fever · 09-10-05, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

I could be wrong but St.Nazaire was one of the bases that remain in german control until the end of the war. Many of the other flotillas were transfer to Norway and Germany.

After D-day and the liberation of France in 1944, German troops in Saint-Nazaire's submarine base refused to surrender and holed up (as did their counterparts in the La Rochelle and Brest bases). As the Germans could no longer conduct major submarine operations from the bases, Allied commanders simply bypassed these and focused their resources on the invasion of Germany. Saint-Nazaire and the other two German "pockets" remained under German control until the last day of the war.

09-09-05, 07:48 AM	#1
Von Tonner Seasoned Skipper Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Africa Posts: 711 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	Don't think I will hear the band again Date line 7 October 1944: On my 29th patrol when I got a message telling me to dock at St Nazaine instead of my home base Brest. When I dock at St Nazaine I am able to promote crew and award medals. Cannot access U-boat screen however to choose load-out of torps or spend renown on upgrades. I think this is strange and decide ok, we will go back to sea with whatever they give us. When we get ready to sail I see I have a full load-out of the cheap torps and my patrol grid reads â€œnullâ€. I also note that my new home base is now Bergen. When I head out to sea I take a new look at the map and notice that a good part of France has fallen. In fact St Nazaine together with only one other seaport is still in the hands of Germany. The end is nigh â€“ it is real tempting to follow in Red Octobers wake to some distant island to wait out the last few months. I think the fat lady and her band have played their last song.

09-09-05, 07:31 PM	#2
Nightowl Mate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bushnell, FL Posts: 60 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The End is near.... Sniff... By god, It brings tears to me eyes..... -Nightowl...

09-09-05, 08:07 PM	#3
Captain Norman Medic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 161 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Its St. Nazaire, not St. Nazaine. __________________ Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

09-10-05, 06:25 AM	#4
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,515 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	I could be wrong but St.Nazaire was one of the bases that remain in german control until the end of teh war. Many of the other flotillas were transfer to Norway and Germany. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/