Uboats in Volksmarine service

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Uboats in Volksmarine service

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Post by Von_Genschler » 07 Jun 2007, 17:41

Recently read Len Deighton's 'Spy Story' and it mentioned East German/Polish (Pact era) U-boats-does this have any basis in fact?

I'm sure they were purely defensive if so :lol:

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Post by Jim A. » 18 Jun 2007, 08:24

The Volksmarine, no. Polish I dont know. The Volksmarine mostly trained and built for amphibious operations. Here is a late 80's organization:
16,300 sailors, 50% draftees. 131 surface ships (largest: frigate), 48 auxiliary craft, 12 amphibious vehicle landing ships. For amphibious operations, the Navy relied on the 28th and 29th Motor Rifles Regiments, which were trained extensively in amphibious techniques with special armored personnel carriers, the BTR-60PB.


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Post by Ironmachine » 18 Jun 2007, 12:16

According to this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Navy#Post-war
the Polish Navy included a Kilo class submarine.

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U boats

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Post by White man » 26 Jun 2007, 00:34

The Volksmarine have no u- boats-the Polish navy have diesel u- boats,no
atomic boats.

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Re: Uboats in Volksmarine service

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Post by tyskaorden » 21 Jun 2014, 12:39

The Polish Navy had at the end of the Cold War the Following Subs:

ORP Orzel (291) Soviet Kilo-Class Type. The name transaltes as Eagle. Appearently still in Service.

Wilk-Class Soviet Froxtrot-Class Type. In Service 1987-2003.
ORP Wilk (292). The Name translates as Wolf.
ORP Dzik (293). The Name translates as Boar.

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Re: Uboats in Volksmarine service

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Post by Ironmachine » 21 Jun 2014, 19:05

About the plans and preparations for the creation of a submarine force (that finally never came to be) in East Germany, see:
http://www.u-boot-archiv-cuxhaven.de/la ... rmany.html

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