I enjoyed it and it has caused me to reevaluate my opinion of Lee.
Have now elevated him above genius for his thinking how best to win the war and see how he envisaged the South’s only real chance for victory. I always thought him wrong to refuse to go West when asked, but see how necessary he was in the plan of things.
You know I hold the Western defeats dear and wish a Bragg replacement had been found earlier, only acknowledge now it could not be Lee.
My search for the answer goes on.
I know the whole Confederate heirachy( and modern military thinking)would have baulked at the idea of promoting someone two ranks(and not West Point), but how would the army have fared with Cleburne at the helm?
I know it is not a credible choice as he had two immediate superiors in the army(though Hardee refused) as well as two unused Full Generals outside of it.
I would like to read about Hardee and fathom why he could not see himself in the role. He did have the Army’s confidence. He is also another reason Cleburne could never have had the Army, having always been his superior.
Adolf Hitler's 'lost fleet' found in Black Sea
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There’s only one in the US, there are a few in Germany. In fact the U-2540 was only decomisioned in 1982 as far as I know it could still work today.
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There’s only one in the US, there are a few in Germany. In fact the U-2540 was only decomisioned in 1982 as far as I know it could still work today.
Based on the ship number, I do not think that was a WWII era unit.
U-1062 was the highest number UBoat in WWII according to Hitler’s U-Boat War by Clay Blair.
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I was in error.
2540 was indeed completed, but never sailed on patrol, during WWII
And the above referenced book only covers through 1942.
My apologies.
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Is the U-2540 still in the US? Or has it been shipped to another country for display or storage? I would love to visit the ship and get a small feeling for what life on board must have been like. I know for the movie U-571 a working WW2 era submarine was actually built for shooting. I am not certain of the model of sub it was based off of, does anyone know?
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The U-505 is the only German WWII German Sub in the US it’s in Chigago.
The 2540 is in Germany I believe.
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Thank you. Hopefully I will be able to make it out to Chicago and check it out someday. I would really like to visit Germany and see the various places of battle, along with any other history preserved.
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Subs rule! :wink:
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They kick some serious butt.
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There is a correctly built model built by Bavaria Film Studios for Das Boot that was at one time and probably still open for tours. That model is for a Type VIIC. I am not sure if it was used for U-571 if it was that would be that movies ONLY redeeming quality.
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From what I have read the boat in U-571 was built for that movie. There were actualy 5 subs built for Das Boot 2 full size and 3 scale models. The scale models were used in Raiders of the lost arc.
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Speaking of Raiders, I always wondered where Indy was hiding on the U-boat, after he swam to it. They show him on the deck of the U-boat and then you just see him on the docks of the U-boat pen. I’m probably too picky, but it would be nice to know what he did aboard the sub.
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There is a deleated sceen where Indy clings to the periscope of the submarine all the way to the secret base by wrapping his whip around it and himself.
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That’s pretty crazy. I’m guessing that they never submerged, or the world would have been out an action packed, archaeologist. Do you know if that clip can be found online? I haven’t seen it in the Indiana Jones DVD box set.
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This is the best I can do for you I’ll keep an eye out though :-o
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I guess the link would help:
http://jamesgroome.com/pages/personal_site/raiders.html -
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