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U-Boats and Spies in Southern Africa by Jochen Mahncke
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After the closure of the Suez Canal during the Second World War to ships transporting troops, war material and goods between the East and the theatres of war in Europe, the only route open to them was around the Cape of Good Hope. This persuaded German Navy High Command to send their U-Boats to the waters along South Africa’s coast where they torpedoed allied ships.
As a result, the coastal population became involved either by witnessing explosions of striken ships, by assisting sailors and their lifeboats in distress and by the inconveniance of having to suffer black-outs, food- and other shortages, as well as hearing reports from a war going badly far away “up-north”.
Added to this, a politically divided press used rumours to stir up emotions for or against the enemy or the Allies, with a local weerstandsbeweging adding to the fatal mix. People saw spies and saboteurs behind every bush or on every church tower, and imagined nightly “talks” of lamps and flashlights between shore and U-Boats crews. Wild and woolie stories were bandied about, in bars, sewing circles, at church meetings or in corner shop, and slowly a repertoire of tall tales and anecdotes built itself, involving coastal and inland people and their impressions and reactions to U-Boat and spy activities.
Over a span of six years the author collected his stories. Some are serious, more are funny, and a few hilarious. But although they are meant to entertain, the collection is also a reminder of days long past for those who were young then and either “kept the home fires burning”, “did their bit” by operating the fledgling radar chain, sailed on anti-sub-trawlers or spent wind-swept lonely nights on look-out points. . .
The author has presented a number of talks under the title "The German World War Two U-Boat Commander who did his shopping at Stuttafords", which were very well received, especially by the older generation, and he hopes that his book will entertain as well.
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