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Post by Administrator on Oct 3, 2020 13:25:07 GMT
The remarkable story of DIAMANTIS and U-35 never fails to conjure thoughts of tempestuous seas and steadfast humanity. On the evening of 03 October 1939 U-35 commanded by Korvettenkapitän Werner Lott stopped the Greek cargo ship DIAMANTIS, in the ensuing confusion over foul weather the crew abandoned ship and recognising the danger, Lott took on board the Greek crew. In the cramped U-35 Lott headed to the Irish coast and landed them on the morning of 05 October in Ventry.
VIA: Neutral Shores, Ireland and the Battle of the Atlantic
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Post by Administrator on Oct 4, 2020 18:17:57 GMT
#OTD IN 1939 – IN ONE OF THE MORE INTRIGUING EPISODES OF WORLD WAR II, GERMAN U-BOAT 35 UNDER THE COMMAND OF KAPITAN WERNER LOTT DISEMBARKED 28 MEN AT DINGLE, CO KERRY FROM THE GREEK CARGO SHIP DIAMANTIS. About 15.40 hours on 3 Oct, 1939, the Diamantis was torpedoed by U-35 and sank 40 miles west of the Scilly Islands. Because the lifeboats were not suited for use in the bad weather, Lott decided to take all crew members aboard and landed them the next day at Dingle, Co Kerry. On a stormy evening in October 1939 the realities of World War II reached the shores of the Dingle Peninsula. A crowd of local people were amazed that evening when they saw a German submarine coming within 10 yards of the shore at Ventry. What they didn’t know at the time was that they were witnessing a most humane and unwarlike act by the German captain on board the submarine. LINK |
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