Posted on 12/25/2020 9:26:14 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
During World War II this allied Freighter was attacked by a German Submarine and sank in the Tasman Sea.
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The Tasman Sea ??? Between Aussie and NZ ...The Germans were that far into the Pacific ???
You sure it wasnt a Japanese sub ??? They were everywhere....boldly submerging in Port Nicholson (Wellington) and Sydney etc...
Lets n0ot forget that in world war 1 the Japanese and the Italians fought on the Allied side and took over German some south sea colonies.
It was a U-boat, there were several that operated in the Indian Ocean.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsun_Gruppe
The The Tasman Sea is not in the Indian Ocean
The U-Boat must have been on its way to the secret Nazi Antarctic base...
I never said that it was. But the ship was sunk by a German submarine, the U-862, operating out of Penang, commanded by one Heinrich Timm. That is documented historical fact.
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/3400.html
https://uboat.net/boats/patrols/u862.html
Right, it is fascinating to learn about the Monsoon Gruppe, never heard of it before.
Your sources say there were a total of 41 German U-boats sent to join the Monsoon Gruppe in George Town, Penang, on the Northwest coast of Malaysia, but most never made it, sunk by Allies on the way.
U-862 (Type IXD2, long range) was a particularly lucky boat, or well-captained, take your pick.
She avoided sinking by her own rogue torpedo, shot down an Allied PBY and escaped the resulting search for her.
She sank seven allied transport ships, including the Robert Walker and another, the only Allied ships sunk by German U-boats in the Pacific.
After Germany's surrender, U-852 became Japan's I-502, surrendered at war's end then scuttled in 1946.
None of U-852's crew were wounded or killed.
Some eventually returned to Germany, others remained in Wales, Britain, after the war.
Ooooooops!
U-852 = U-862.
Need more coffee!
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