The official AHF Kriegsmarine quiz thread

[Polar bear]

hi,

as usual, after one week witout replies, hint #1

the first damage in July, 1942, originated from a fight with soviet gunboats one of them achieving a hit on the torpedo tube causing the explosion of the pressured air tank.

greetings, the pb

[stril]

S-40 ?
regards
Stril

[Polar bear]

hi, Stril,

that is correct!

over to you,

greetings, the pb

[stril]

another question. What ship ?
rergards
stril

[Peter K.]

MRS 25

[stril]

MRS 25

Thats right, MRS 25(in Bergen)
Next question ?
regards
stril

[Peter K.]

... an easy one:

In my opinion one of the finest war-time air recconnaisance pictures of a German warship was taken by the famous British PRU on 26.01.1941 during a low pass flight over Brest. Which ship I am thinking about?

[Polar bear]

hi,

yes, indeed, quite a simple process of elimination
Bismarck, Prinz Eugen not yet ready and in the Baltic
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau off Norway on their way to break through into the North Atlantic
Scheer in the Indian Ocean
>> it's Admiral Hipper

greetings, the pb

[Peter K.]

jep ... your turn now!

[Polar bear]

hi,

ASW in the Kriegsmarine wasn't a shining success, but ..

we are looking for a sub-hunter, as successful in fact, but not in fame or decorations, as Otto Pollmann.

More than 40 years old, he went down with his ship as it was expected of a captain.

greetings, the pb

[Polar bear]

hi,

as usual, one week later, hint #1

he sank two submarines of different navies in different oceans in different years ..

greetings, the pb

[varjag]

Wolfgang Kaden????, Varjag

[Polar bear]

hi, Varjag,

quite right ! not a "young hero" like so many others http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Kaden

over to you,

greetings, the pb

[varjag]

Thank you very much Polar Bear, my answer was a '''stab in the dark''.....because some six decades ago - I read his book....

His book.jpg (13.73 KiB) Viewed 4026 times

In one of Kadens ''sub-kills'' there occurred two unusual things......one was physical, another was acoustic.
What where they?

Varjag

[varjag]

The physical evidence.....

single survivor.jpg (16.94 KiB) Viewed 3948 times

Varjag