Thema: Schnellboote

[Axel Niestle]

Hi,

the two U-boats are U 456 (inner boat) and U 376 alongside Adolf Lüderitz inside Semskefjord. Photos taken between arrival on 20 April 1942 and departure early on 29 April 1942. In the meantime the boats were under repair, using resources aboard Lüderitz.

Although not an S-Boat buff, I am following up the highly professional posts in this thread with great interest. Please keep on.

Axel Niestlé

[alo41]

Hi Axel,

Thanks for this very precise information. I had started to mak a chart showing when the diffrent boats were in Kirkenäs. I found 13 boats (might have missed one or two) so it became a litle bit too complicated.

I have two other photos showing U-Boote in Semskefjord. I think they are scanned from a wartime magazine (the color is by me).
There is more snow so I think is must be from ~Jan..March 1942. Are the boats known?

/Alo

[Axel Niestle]

Hi,

no, neithern known nor any chance for a positive ID owing to poor photo quality.

Best

Axel Niestlé

[alo41]

Ok, thanks Axel

Here is a diver at ~the same time based on the snow. He is diving from a Schnellboot that is laying next to Adolf Lüderits.

/Alo

[alo41]

Hi,

It is Mothers day in Sweden today and got a new idea regarding an old post.  Link No 1343: https://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=18105.1335

I think Lützow might have gotten a new child (maybe he had four already?) and the big medel could be a "Mutterkreuz".

Werner Lützow (24/5 1909- 25/10 1943) is on "ancestery" but I dont have any account. Can anyone see if he had any children?

/Alo

[alo41]

Hi,

More 8 Sftl in Semskefjord winter (Jan-Feb 1942?).

1. Adolf Lüderitz in first snow camouflage (Painted in Kirkenäs?) Note the small passenger ship. Name?
2. Adolf Lüderitz with white Schnellboote. Hilfbegleitschiff Hernösand in the back ground.

/Alo