Favorite Sub Commander

frau kaleun · 02-22-11, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Collin Dougherty

U-99 right?
Why wasent he imprisoned?
He continued to serve after WWII right?
And even before?

Kretschmer commanded U-99 for almost a year, from April 1940 until he and most of his crew were captured in March 1941 (from late 1937 until April 1940 he'd been in command of U-23).

He was indeed imprisoned, serving out the remainder of the war as a British POW in England and then Canada. He was not allowed to return to Germany a free man until late in 1947 and joined the post-war German navy in the mid-1950s. He retired as a Flotillenadmiral.

nikimcbee · 02-22-11, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Kretschmer commanded U-99 for almost a year, from April 1940 until he and most of his crew were captured in March 1941 (from late 1937 until April 1940 he'd been in command of U-23).

He was indeed imprisoned, serving out the remainder of the war as a British POW in England and then Canada. He was not allowed to return to Germany a free man until late in 1947 and joined the post-war German navy in the mid-1950s. He retired as a Flotillenadmiral.

It's funny, coz, there was this girl in highschool who had the same last name (Kretschmer), so I always bugged her if she was related to him. She had never heard of him and no, not related.

nikimcbee · 02-22-11, 08:35 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_W._Morton

Collin Dougherty · 02-22-11, 08:42 PM

Bah, I still like Prien the most

TLAM Strike · 02-22-11, 09:09 PM

Three I've always admired
Commander Chester M. "Whitey" Mack
Captain Second Rank Igor Anatolievich Britanov
Rear Admiral Eugene Bennett Fluckey (not just for his WWII service, his post war service was also exemplary)

razark · 02-22-11, 09:25 PM

Howard Gilmore

And toss in Morton and his XO O'Kane.

Growler · 02-23-11, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

Howard Gilmore

Same here, for obvious reasons. Share the same birthday, too, though his predates mine.

UnderseaLcpl · 02-23-11, 04:17 PM

For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........

...........this jerk.

ReFaN · 02-23-11, 04:43 PM

Der Alte, of course!

Jimbuna · 02-24-11, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........

...........this jerk.

Nice one James

02-22-11, 08:35 PM	#3
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02-22-11, 08:42 PM	#4
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Bah, I still like Prien the most __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

02-22-11, 09:09 PM	#5
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	Three I've always admired Commander Chester M. "Whitey" Mack Captain Second Rank Igor Anatolievich Britanov Rear Admiral Eugene Bennett Fluckey (not just for his WWII service, his post war service was also exemplary) __________________

02-22-11, 09:25 PM	#6
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Howard Gilmore And toss in Morton and his XO O'Kane. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

02-23-11, 04:17 PM	#8
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For the daring capture of a German submarine, instinctively knowing how to operate and use it effectively in combat, securing the Enigma machine, single-handedly turning the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic, and simultaneously doing more damage to the war contributions of our allies in the eyes of the American moviegoing public than even the Germans could, I hereby nominate........ ...........this jerk. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

02-23-11, 04:43 PM	#9
ReFaN Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sweden Posts: 831 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Der Alte, of course! __________________ Liverpool is my relegion, Anfield is my church. True believers never walk alone.