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U-Boat Fleet Surrenders - PWG Online
Exhibition
A Special Online Gallery presented during the Silver Surfers
Festival 2006 featuring Original Wartime Photographs detailing
the Surrender of the German U-Boat Fleet in the closing days of
World War 2.
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| Escorting 10 surrendered
U-Boats on their way to Lisahally on 21 May
1945 the following signal was received by
the Royal Navy's 21st E/G from Admiral Max
Horton... |
Signal to 21st Escort Group
Number 2041. T/B/S/P/L. T/O/R 2015/21/5/45
"GOODBYE. MY MOST
SINCERE THANKS FOR THE WHOLE HEARTED AND
EFFICIENT CO-OPERATION YOU HAVE GIVEN. WHEN
I KNEW I WAS COMING TO THIS JOB I ASKED FOR
THE BEST GROUP THEY COULD FIND. I GOT IT.
YOUR FINAL ESCORT OF TEN U-BOATS TO
LISAHALLY IS A FITTING TRIBUTE TO YOUR
CAREER IN WESTERN APPROACHES" HORTON C in C
WA. |
Reply from 21st Escort Group SO CONN Viz;
YOUR EXTREMELY
GENEROUS AND KIND SIGNAL IS MUCH
APPRECIATED, WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN
SELECTED FOR THIS JOB AND FORTUNATE TO WORK
UNDER YOUR ORDERS, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO
DELIVER THEM SAFELY.
HART CONN SO 21st E/G, 21/5/45 |
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