Memories of U-Boat ace and Knight's Cross recipient Erich Topp

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • Author Steven Mueller shares some of his personal memories of U-Boat ace and Knight's Cross recipient Erich Topp.

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  • @dliston1
    @dliston1 7 місяців тому +2

    brilliant story. thank you so much for sharing

  • @wolfgangaugustusmaximilian5274
    @wolfgangaugustusmaximilian5274 4 місяці тому +1

    Congrats Steven. Love your post !

  • @dan5660
    @dan5660 2 місяці тому

    Wow- what good fortune you had to meet & know this legendary figure from WW2. I have also heard of his kindness but carefree lifestyle as a young man- chiefly his fearlessness & nerves of steel that no doubt served him as a u-boat captain. Thanks so much for sharing this!

  • @craigsavarese8631
    @craigsavarese8631 8 місяців тому +1

    His step-daughter was my German teacher in high school in the early 1980’s. When the annual foreign language field trips traveled to Europe, the German students visited him at his home. Their group photo was in our annual that year.

  • @pyry1948
    @pyry1948 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for the interesting story about this great man

  • @Ah01
    @Ah01 7 місяців тому +1

    Topp did not sink hms Barham, which was pictured 90 degrees capsized in the introduction section.

    • @stevenmueller4898
      @stevenmueller4898 7 місяців тому +2

      Nope, v. Tiesenhausen did , but it's a ship nevertheless and I used the photo for effect, since I'm not a professional video producer

    • @zymelin21
      @zymelin21 4 місяці тому +1

      he did however sink USS Reuben James, on the 30/31 october 1941. The date is important.

    • @Ah01
      @Ah01 4 місяці тому +1

      @@zymelin21US navy participated the war during summer and autumn 41 in North Atlantic by giving brits ships and more directly by escorting british convoys. By doing that, they presented themselves as a legitimate target. Roosevelt helped Britain any way he could (lend&lease etc), circumvented the neutrality rules by doing that and was eager to join the war, but could not do that before the Pearl took place.

  • @ryszardslaw6656
    @ryszardslaw6656 2 місяці тому +1

    Wstep i film ,manipulacja komputerowa

  • @stukaeditorial7891
    @stukaeditorial7891 Рік тому +1

    Hi! Where can I contact you? I don´t find your email and your website is not working.