Looking for a name

robj250 · 06-07-06, 10:27 PM

...of a pub that submariners gathered to party, back in the year 1943 in St. Nazaire. Can anyone know of one? I'm not having much luck finding one.

Reece · 06-08-06, 02:32 AM

Das Boot was based on fact and the 2 Hotels (in St-Nazaire France) mentioned are Hotel Majestic & Bar Royal, the latter more of a whore house, & yes plenty of fun & trouble there!

But Das Boot is still a novel so I couldn't say they really existed!

robj250 · 06-08-06, 04:33 AM

Thanks Reece. Now if a U-boot crew wanted to throw a surprise birthday party for their captain, what would the banner say in German to mean "Happy birthday Captain" and it would probably be held in the Hotel Majestic, right?

VoodooPriest · 06-08-06, 05:13 AM

Let's assume, the Kaleun happens to become 35.
Then such banner would probably be inscripted with Alles Gute zum 35. unserem Kaleun. Or Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 35. Geburtstag, Herr Kaleun. Or just Herzlichen Glückwunsch or Alles Gute zum Geburtstag. If you don't know how to type vowel mutations, ä,ö,ü can also be substituted with ae,oe,ue

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And yes, they would probably choose the Majestic, as they would deem a smutty joint like the Royale unworthy of their commander. But a party for an NCO would probably be given there...

robj250 · 06-08-06, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by VoodooPriest

Let's assume, the Kaleun happens to become 35.
Then such banner would probably be inscripted with Alles Gute zum 35. unserem Kaleun. Or Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 35. Geburtstag, Herr Kaleun. Or just Herzlichen Glückwunsch or Alles Gute zum Geburtstag. If you don't know how to type vowel mutations, ä,ö,ü can also be substituted with ae,oe,ue

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And yes, they would probably choose the Majestic, as they would deem a smutty joint like the Royale unworthy of their commander. But a party for an NCO would probably be given there...

The crew doesn't know exactly how old their Kaleun is, so then if I used Herzlichen Glückwunsch , what exactly does that say in English?

moselgott · 06-08-06, 07:24 AM

congratulations!

robj250 · 06-08-06, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by moselgott

congratulations!

Thanks

06-07-06, 10:27 PM	#1
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Looking for a name ...of a pub that submariners gathered to party, back in the year 1943 in St. Nazaire. Can anyone know of one? I'm not having much luck finding one.

06-08-06, 02:32 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,693 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Das Boot was based on fact and the 2 Hotels (in St-Nazaire France) mentioned are Hotel Majestic & Bar Royal, the latter more of a whore house, & yes plenty of fun & trouble there! But Das Boot is still a novel so I couldn't say they really existed! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

06-08-06, 05:13 AM	#4
VoodooPriest Mate Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 52 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Let's assume, the Kaleun happens to become 35. Then such banner would probably be inscripted with Alles Gute zum 35. unserem Kaleun. Or Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 35. Geburtstag, Herr Kaleun. Or just Herzlichen Glückwunsch or Alles Gute zum Geburtstag. If you don't know how to type vowel mutations, ä,ö,ü can also be substituted with ae,oe,ue . And yes, they would probably choose the Majestic, as they would deem a smutty joint like the Royale unworthy of their commander. But a party for an NCO would probably be given there... Last edited by VoodooPriest; 06-08-06 at 05:16 AM.

06-08-06, 07:24 AM	#6
moselgott Watch Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	congratulations! __________________ "War does not determine who´s right, only who´s left" - Bertrand Russel

06-08-06, 04:33 AM	#3
robj250 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Port Hardy, BC, Canada 75 yo with M.S. & C.O.P.D. & heart problems Posts: 1,930 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Thanks Reece. Now if a U-boot crew wanted to throw a surprise birthday party for their captain, what would the banner say in German to mean "Happy birthday Captain" and it would probably be held in the Hotel Majestic, right?