The submerged story of the uboat war the washington. U123 under reinhard hardegen january 1942 bahamas patrol. After two and a half years he was transferred, together with other officers, to the marineflieger naval air force branch of the kriegsmarine. Join facebook to connect with reinhard hardegen and others you may know. Obereutnant zur see wolfgang luth 191945, kommandant unterseeboote u 8. The son of a high school teacher who wrote biographies of naval heroes, reinhard hardegen was born in bremen on march 8, 19. Its all about celebrating a german uboat christmas under the ocean. He was never known to be an ardent nazi supporter, however. War hero reinhard hardegen was a german war hero during world war ii. The reason that the cgs current role in home waters defence brings this book to mind is that when 1942 opened on the esf, among the ships available, there were only five along the whole coast, ready for offshore patrol. A singleengine steam ship of the world war ivintage cclass design, her 3. In two patrols along the east coast in 1942, reinhard hardegen. Reinhard hardegen, uboat commander and ace of the deep. After the war, he spent a year and a half in british captivity before starting a successful oil trading business and serving as a.
This article originally appeared in the may 29, 2015, issue of the norwegian american weekly. Reinhard hardegen after a successful patrol with his u123 u125 folkers was the first to sail on 18 dec, 1941, followed by u123 hardegen on the 23rd and u66 zapp on the 24th, finally the last two of the paukenschlag boats, u kals and u109 bleichrodt sailed together on the 27th. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Ss culebra sunk by u123hardegen, all 45 sailors lost ne. Culebra exriposto, exwar mirage, attack narrative by eric t. The first story was the report of the death of reinhard hardegen at 105 years old. Discussions on books and other reference material on the ww1, interwar or ww2 as well as the authors. The dramatic true story of germanys first uboat attacks along the american coast in world war ii is an extraordinary book about nazi submarine warfare in world war ii. Operation drumbeat combines a history lesson interspersed with an equal number of novellike chapters. Reinhard hardegen, 99, holds the knights cross, nazi germanys highest award for bravery, and was honoured by the modern german army at a barracks in his hometown of bremen. This is described from the eyes of the commander of u123, a real uboat, a real captain, reinhard hardegen, and real events. Hardegen died in germany on june 9 at age 105, the last of a breed both reviled and respected for preying on all manner of allied ships from beneath the wavesa cloak of invisibility that offered them large measures of both risk and reward.
A kapitanleutnant at the time, the equivalent rank of a lieutenant in the u. In the early weeks of january 1942, relying on an old worlds fair guidebook to find his way, reinhard hardegen brought his german uboat near the mouth of new york harbor. Reinhard hardegen news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2018 learn how and. Operation drumbeat is the story of german uboat operations off the us atlantic coast in early 1942, with a focus on reinhard hardegen and u123 which made two such patrols and sank a large number of ships both times. Hardegen was trained as an aircraft observer and later as a pilot. He went south for a very successful cruise during operation drumbeat, including a spectacular attack on a merchant ship off jacksonville.
Reinhard hardegen, left, and german war correspondent kriegsberichter meisinger aboard u123, a submarine of. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Deutsches uboot u123 ritterkreuztrager kaleu hardegen vor. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. Hardegen was also active along the coast of florida and georgia and sank a total of 22 ships. German uboat aces karlheinz moehle, reinhard hardegen. The last surviving uboat commander, reinhard hardegen, who brought the second world war to americas doorstep, has died at the age of 105. Reinhard hardegen, uboat commander who menaced american. Reinhard hardegen, a leading german submarine commander of world war ii who brought uboat warfare to the doorstep of new york harbor in. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. By stephane fert storyboard, comic books art, comic art, bd art, comic. Hardegen proved to be not only alive but highly interested in gannons book enough so that he accompanied the author on an eightcity promotional tour of the united states this spring.
Reinhard hardegen, sank or crippled dozens of merchant vessels off the. Reinhard hardegen, a leading german submarine commander of world war ii. German uboat captain reinhard hardegen, who was seen by some as a war hero who did his job and by others as a terrorist who killed innocent civilians, died june 9 at the age of 105. This is a extremely very rare photo book indeed, and also very hard to obtain. Kapitanleutnant herbert wohlfarth 19151982, kommandant unterseeboote u 556. Kapitanleutnant reinhard hardegen receives the knights cross. Reinhard hardegen began his naval career in april 1933. German uboat captain reinhard hardegen, who was seen by some as a war hero who did his job and by others as a terrorist who killed innocent civilians, died june 9. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Polish edition polish hardcover january 1, 2016 by reinhard hardegen author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Reinhard hardegen, who once described his exploits to the observer decades after the war, died june 9, the washington post reported. On the 19 th of january the submarine was chased by a norwegian whaling factory ship, the kosmos ii. January 23rd, 1942 awarded for sinking 14 ships with 74680 grt over the course of 4 war patrols, a period in which he damaged another two ships including the british auxiliary cruiser hms aurania. The german uboat attacks on shipping along the us atlantic seaboard during wwii, combined with a focus on german submarine u123 and its commander reinhard hardeman, provides a look at the overall operation from german side of the naval war and the operations and of one specific submarine. This is an original picture book with many rare and unique uboat photos. Reinhard hardegen, left, and german war correspondent kriegsberichter meisinger aboard u123, a submarine of the kriegsmarine in 1942. Buy reinhard hardegen by ronald cohn jesse russell isbn. Reinhard hardegen 192018 took command of u147 in 1940 for a single patrol, then u123 for another four patrols in 1941, sinking 22 merchant ships for a total of 115,656 grt. Reinhard hardegen project gutenberg selfpublishing. U123 began its patrol on the 23 rd of december, 1941 in lorient, and ended it in the same port on the 9 th of february 1942. Reinhard hardegen korvettenkapit\u00e4n reinhard hardegen born 18 march 19 is a german uboat commander of world war ii.
Sep 6, 2018 reinhard hardegen born, 180319 in bremen, began his naval career in april 1933. Reinhard hardegen became a hero in germany, and adolf hitler. He was trained as an aircraft observer and later as a pilot. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. He was the 24thmostsuccessful german submarine commander of the war, credited with the having sunk 115,656 gross register tons grt 22 ships. Reinhard hardegen born march 18, 19 is a german uboat commander who sank 22 ships. Hardegan got into the outer harbor, i think about as far as coney island, and then got the hell out of there.
Klausreinhard, jorg, ingeborg and detlev, according to the book. Shortly after joining the kreigsmarine in 1934, he was sent to flying school where he became a pilot. Save reinhard hardegen to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Reinhard hardegen, a leading german submarine commander of world war ii who brought uboat warfare to the doorstep of new york harbor in the winter of 1942, died on june 9. He was the last living holder of the knights cross of the iron cross with oak leaves award that served in the kreigsmarine navy. Wwii german uboat book by hardegen with original autograph. In june 2015 an interesting interview has unearthed on youtube of uboat commander reinhard hardegen, who is the last living uboat captain.
Presseillustrationen heinrich hoffmann pk kramer get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Nude female figure drawing study by clara lieu figure painting, figure. List of most successful uboat commanders wikipedia. He also ranked among the most successful uboat captains of the war, sinking 22 merchant ships with a capacity of 115,656 grt, over five. Hardegen was believed to have been the last surviving german uboat commander from world war ii. Are you familiar with the german uboat commander reinhard.
Reinhard hardegen uboot ace today at germanys last surviving uboat captain. After two and a half years he was transferred, together with other officers, to the marineflieger naval. Published in 1990, it was written by michael gannon a catholic priest from florida. Korvettenkapitan reinhard hardegen 18 march 19 9 june 2018 was a german uboat. Uboat photo book w76 hardegen kriegsmarine navy uboot. Na stanowiska bojowe reinhard hardegen katmar, 2016 strony pages. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Uboat captain whose job was to sink ships leaving new.
Korvettenkapitan reinhard hardegen 18 march 19 9 june 2018 was a german uboat commander during world war ii. Operation drumbeat goodreads meet your next favorite book. Uboat photo book w76 hardegen kriegsmarine navy u123 wwii submarine drumbeat. Following a crash and an ensuing six months in hospital, he transferred to the uboat. Reinhard hardegen, who led uboats to americas shore. It was a close call but u123 was able to outrun its erstwhile quarry before aircraft called in by the norwegians could arrive and cause permanent damage. He entered the navy in 1933 and became a submarine instructor in late.
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