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Originally Posted by jimbuna
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Originally Posted by moscowexile
I should think that hearing Vera Lynn warbling away "The White Cliffs of Dover" and "We'll Meet Again" whilst on U-Boot patrol would destroy the "total immersion" factor somewhat; likewise the playing of swing and jazz would have been "streng verboten", I should think, in the Kriegsmarine. The same goes as regards listening to Marlene Dietrich's songs: she had defected to the USA by the time WWII kicked off in Europe and was considered as a traitor by the Nazis after she had done the voice overs for Hollywood produced propaganda films against the Third Reich.
I am not expressing any fascist sympathies here, just thinking of historical accuracy.
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Some good points.......but who can honestly say what Kaleuns carried in their personal record collections.
Is it too far fetched to imagine some Germans listened to British and American radio broadcasts just as some British listened to German radio broadcasts.
I don't believe there were many Nazis in the Kriegsmarine (certainly less than in the other areas of the German forces) so I like to think some British music would have been listened to.  |
You'd be surprised what we listen to onboard U-98. I put a few classical numbers in to my gramophone file to help pass the long patrol hours. Nothing too out of character. I nearly jumped out of my chair afew weeks ago when all of a sudden 'Bombtrack' by Rage against the Machine came out of the speakers. A little present from my brother the git.
03-10-08, 05:31 PM
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