U-123 MechMt Manen

Begonnen von Hubertus, 30 September 2013, 11:12:57

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Hubertus

Can anyone give the name of this MechMt.

The "incident" occurred on 31.12.42 at 0630 in BD7815. A Mech-Maat suffered an advanced scrotal hernia and a transfer request to BdU (eventually via U 406) was requested.

The transfer to U 406 took place 03.1.43 in CD 3255 at 1804

As an interesting side note:

Included in the transfer of the sailor to U 406, was his luggage and about 100 messages (letters), packed in a rubber bag. During the transfer, the bag and luggage broke free and drifted astern. A futile attempt was made to recover the bag and the sailors luggage but the recovery was aborted due to weather conditions and darkness.

From Ritschel - Band 3 (p.270)

Dank Herb.
There are no roses on a sailor's grave
No lilies on an ocean wave
The only tribute is the seagull's sweeps
And the teardrops that a sweetheart weeps


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