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After one moth I have not heard anything. I will try to find some other contact information

Marc

Thank you again

That book sounds interesting but as I do not speak or read German I do not think it will help me very much . I have sent an email to Malte Gaack as you suggested and will wait for his reply.

John

Marc Thank you for the reply and information it was very helpfull. Trenkmann must have crossed to Canada on the RANGITIKI as I have one card Trenkmann sent from British Military Hospital number 4 which he dates the 8th February 1942 although there are no dated postmarks on it. I also have a letter f...

Thank you for the reply

One officer did survive the 4th artillery officer Kaptain Kapitänleutnant Burkard Baron von Mullenheim-Rechberg. His book gives some details of his captivity but says nothing about the other crew.

AQ

I am a philatelist rather than a naval historian and am looking for some help. Kurt Trenkmann is listed as one of the survivors of the sinking of the Bismarck. He was detained as a POW first in the UK, then Canada and finally again in the UK before being returned to Germany. He wrote frequently to h...