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my grandad was one of the guards, I remember them chaining the crews to their posts, they were still feared. they hadn't lost
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I luv watching the history of all the u boats fighting tactics very clever in everything that went on the battle of the atlantic I read this book iron coffin writtern by Albert Werner I was really fascinated with it now ive got about 6 DVDs of the u boats now I keep watching the Internet to much the germans alrite AALAM
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All sunk during operation deadlight post war.. what a waste.
94 conventional German U-boats were scuttled during Operation Deadlight, they were of types IID, VII, IXC and IXD.
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Here is a conversion kit for submarine type IXC 40 (REVELL 05133) U-805 http://rcsubs.cz/index.php/80-uvod/130-ixc40-805-172
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you'd think it would've been humiliating flying the Royal Navy flag but I suppose the German lads were just happy to be alive and that the war's over.
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0:30 HMS Hesperus.
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Great to find this footage... I have the actual Chief Engineer's technical handbook taken from U826 when she surrendered at Loch Eriboll in 1945.
9m 9sLength
Previouly listed as "SUBMARINE BASE". Unissued / Unused material. The surrender of German U-Boat submarines U802 and U826, Lisahally, Northern Ireland. M/S as aeroplane flies overhead. M/S ship passing with crew onboard. Various shots of British submarines and their crews in base or sailing. Admiral Sir Max Horton inspects the boats. Note: events took place 14 May 1945. FILM ID:2038.01 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/