Wow!!
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Wow!!
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Paul, thanks for showing those. What a great pair!!!
Regards,
Carl
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I was fortunate to meet Hans-Georg Hess 3 times at meetings in Germany , a nice guy
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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Lady Luck must really like you, Paul!by Paul E
I was fortunate to meet Hans-Georg Hess 3 times at meetings in Germany , a nice guy
[COLOR="#EE82EE"]I'm selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I'm out of control, and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.
Marilyn Monroe[/COLOR]
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Great videos Chris, you sure seem to love those submarines.
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Hi Mo!
Yeah, I kinda like them a bit....
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Marilyn Monroe[/COLOR]
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Hans-Georg Hess !!
The gates of hell were opened and we accepted the invitation to enter" 26/880 Lance Sgt, Edward Dyke. 26th Bn Northumberland Fusiliers , ( 3rd Tyneside Irish )
1st July 1916
Thought shall be the harder , heart the keener,
Courage the greater as our strength faileth.
Here lies our leader ,in the dust of his greatness.
Who leaves him now , be damned forever.
We who are old now shall not leave this Battle,
But lie at his feet , in the dust with our leader
House Carles at the Battle of Hastings
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I just read a very brief article about him. What's amazing is the fact that he was such a young U-Boot commander. He must have been pretty good at his job.
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Great footage Stinch
I was lucky enough to walk inside the Birkenhead Uboat before it was butchered !
Before and after pics :
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
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He was just 16 when he joined the Kriegsmarine, and by the age of 22 he had been awarded the RK. Quite a man you met there Paul.
Regarding age, the youngest commander of U-Boot was Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg (U-155), then Kurt Braun (U-763). Both were 20 years of age, Braun almost 21. Hans-Georg Hess was the fourth youngest. At the other end of the scale, Kpt.Bruno Mahn (UD-5) was the oldest at 54, then Walter Burghagen (U-219) at 52 years. Interesting is the fact that of all the U-Boat commanders, only 14 were aged 40 or above.
Regards,
Carl
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