I'm not sure of the correct section to place this request so if it is in the wrong place please feel free to move it to the correct one.
I have a Soldbuch to a crewman of the Schwimmende Flakbatterie 'Thetis' which was used to protect the anchorage at Kåfjord and especially Tirpitz. I have seen an image of the location of Thetis in relation to Tirpitz while at Straumsneset (http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/mi ... d_now.html) but would anyone know of an image, either a photo or drawing etc, that shows the position of Thetis after she had moved with Tirpitz (position in relation to the battleship) to Sørbotn near Tromsø in 1944?
Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
- Rick Rather
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Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
Awfully sporting of the Jerries to paint a torpedo aim-point on the side of their battleship for us.
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/mi ... en_now.jpg
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/mi ... en_now.jpg
Just because it's stupid, futile and doomed to failure, that doesn't mean some officer won't try it.
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Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
Or they are just reminding themselves where the water is!Rick Rather wrote:Awfully sporting of the Jerries to paint a torpedo aim-point on the side of their battleship for us.
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/mi ... en_now.jpg
Thanks for the additional image of the two ships at Straumsneset.
- Antonio Bonomi
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Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
Hello everybody,
@ Hucks216,
are you looking for information of Thetis into the Kaafjord :
viewtopic.php?t=404
or into the Sorbotn in Tromso :
viewtopic.php?t=436
Bye Antonio
@ Hucks216,
are you looking for information of Thetis into the Kaafjord :
viewtopic.php?t=404
or into the Sorbotn in Tromso :
viewtopic.php?t=436
Bye Antonio
In order to honor a soldier, we have to tell the truth about what happened over there. The whole, hard, cold truth. And until we do that, we dishonor her and every soldier who died, who gave their life for their country. ( Courage Under Fire )
Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
Many thanks for that Antonio - they are great threads and the first thread does show an image of where Thetis was berthed ahead of Tirpitz, but as of yet I have not been able to find any image/chart that actually shows the position of Thetis in relation to Tirpitz when she was at Sørbotn.
- Antonio Bonomi
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Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
Hello everybody,
@ Hucks216,
Bye Antonio
@ Hucks216,
Bye Antonio
In order to honor a soldier, we have to tell the truth about what happened over there. The whole, hard, cold truth. And until we do that, we dishonor her and every soldier who died, who gave their life for their country. ( Courage Under Fire )
Re: Floating Flak Battery 'Thetis' & Tirpitz
That is great, thanks very much.