Historical question

Frederf · 03-10-10, 07:36 PM

When I read that mission brief I laughed for a good few minutes. It seems ridiculous that even if Britain/France declaring war was less than expected that it would shock German high command. Surely they at least had a contingency plan for that.

The best part is that no way would the German military freely admit to a lowly submarine commander that they might be in trouble. The whole conversation has to be taken in the context of a U-boat squadron commander talking to a U-boat captain in 1939... not some hindsight neutral college history textbook.

03-10-10, 07:36 PM	#7
Frederf Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 665 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 1	When I read that mission brief I laughed for a good few minutes. It seems ridiculous that even if Britain/France declaring war was less than expected that it would shock German high command. Surely they at least had a contingency plan for that. The best part is that no way would the German military freely admit to a lowly submarine commander that they might be in trouble. The whole conversation has to be taken in the context of a U-boat squadron commander talking to a U-boat captain in 1939... not some hindsight neutral college history textbook.