U-boat mysteries

Otto Harkaman · 04-22-21, 10:11 PM

U-Boat 977.The U-Boat That Escaped to Argentina

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U-boat 977 was the German submarine that escaped to Argentina at the end of World War Two. This epic journey started from Bergen in Norway, where in April 1945 it was temporarily based, and took three and a half months to complete. Because of continuing allied naval activity the commander decided to make the first part of the journey underwater. Before surfacing near the west coast of Africa U-977 had spent a remarkable sixty-six days submerged! It was inevitable that when U-977’s journey and escape to Argentina and its port of Mar del Plata became known it would be the center of rumor and theory. Why did U-977 make this long journey of escape when, for Germany, the war was over? Was it because it was carrying Nazi gold to continue the fight? Were escaping Nazi leaders on board? Was Hitler on board? The stories were many and for years, after the end of WWII, provided material for novelists, film-makers and historians alike.

Heinz Schaeffer, the commander of U-977, has written a full account of his earlier career that culminated in this last command. It depicts the grueling aspects of a submariner’s life aboard a vessel that was subjected to the harsh conditions of the seas and oceans. As an experienced commander Schaeffer took part in many of the decisive U-boat operations in the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. In the final months of the war, and in common with most surviving U-boat commanders, Schaeffer and his crew came under constant attacks from Allied aircraft and surface ships.

The final part of U-boat 977 is Schaeffer’s account of the journey to Argentina and ‘lays to rest’ some of the more ‘fanciful’ stories that followed its arrival.

Onkel Neal · 04-22-21, 11:34 PM

U-977, good book.

Otto Harkaman · 04-23-21, 09:27 AM

I need to reread about Otto Skorzeny, I think he was involved in the supposed Nazi gold shipped to Argentina by U-Boat?

Jeff-Groves · 04-24-21, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Otto Harkaman

supposed Nazi gold

Are you kidding me?

Otto Harkaman · 04-24-21, 08:40 PM

How did a U-Boat end up in Central Park NYC?

Otto Harkaman · 04-26-21, 04:00 PM

Secret Japanese Submarine Mission to German-Occupied France
Discover the thrilling true story of the secret underwater mission made by the Japanese submarine I-30 to Lorient U-boat base, France in 1942, the first time Japanese forces entered Europe.

Onboard a Japanese Submarine in WWII

Otto Harkaman · 04-30-21, 08:02 AM

Japanese WW2 African Raid!

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Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,188 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	I need to reread about Otto Skorzeny, I think he was involved in the supposed Nazi gold shipped to Argentina by U-Boat? __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

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Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,188 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	How did a U-Boat end up in Central Park NYC? __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

04-26-21, 04:00 PM	#6
Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,188 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Secret Japanese Submarine Mission to German-Occupied France Discover the thrilling true story of the secret underwater mission made by the Japanese submarine I-30 to Lorient U-boat base, France in 1942, the first time Japanese forces entered Europe. Onboard a Japanese Submarine in WWII __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm

04-30-21, 08:02 AM	#7
Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,188 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Japanese WW2 African Raid! __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm