German U-Boat Action Pacific
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2019
- Find out the full story of the furthest U-boat patrol of the war, when U-862 conducted operations in the Pacific Ocean and around Australia from a secret U-boat base in Japanese-occupied Indonesia.
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What i love so much about this channel is that you don't just tell the same old cliche stories of history like so many others, but tell genuinely unknown and very interesting stories, which really give you a better and deeper knowledge of world history.
Born and raised in Jakarta here. And through this video, I'm surprised that it and Surabaya had U-boat bases. I love learning about WW2 history and yet this is a first for me. To know that my hometown once had a U-boat base is amazing.
British soldiers after finding I-502 in Singapore:
*"Man, these U-boats are everywhere!"*
Excellent, I did not know U-boats were actually stationed in the Far East, fascinating.
I live in Indonesia and there is a cemetery in Indonesia which is the grave of the u-boat crew
I can only imagine how miserable the crew of U-862 must have been patrolling in tropical waters. German subs had no air conditioning, and their ventilation systems were built for heating the ship in the North Atlantic, not dealing with 90 degree waters in the Pacific. The log of another U-boat, U-195, tells of condensation below decks so bad that green strings of moss hung from every horizontal surface and water ran down the interior hull, along piping, and dropped in the men's faces while they slept. It was rare for a German sub to reach Penang with any working radios because the condensation had shorted them all out.
The Italian subs weren't obsolescent. In many ways they were superior to the German boats for Pacific operations. Because they build to operate in the warm Mediterranean, their ventilation systems were far better than on U-boats. They had higher surface speeds and marginally higher underwater speeds. The Italian boats were just too large and clumsy to operate successfully against Atlantic convoys. Their size and long range (more than 10,000nm) made them ideal transport boats between Europe and Japanese ports for a two way trade in strategic and scarce minerals and supplies. Two Italian boats became the only Axis naval vessels to serve under the flags of all three Axis powers.
These are the things I want to learn about history. I can only imagine how fucking miserable it must have been back then.
Don't forget that Italy deserted the Axis, surrendered to the Allies and then turned against their old Axis comrades, by mid-1943...that's when Dönitz started sending his largest U-Boats to Penang base, Malaysia.
Sar Jim right
@@kevinanderson3849 Actually, some of the boats continued to fight with the axis in the pacific. These Italian boats were transferred to the German U-Boat command in Penang and continued operating with a mixed Italian-German crew. After the German surrender, on May 8th 1945, about 20 sailors kept fighting along the Japanese (5).. For the record, the Torelli operated in Japanese waters until August 30th, 1945 and was even able to shoot down an American B-25 Mitchell, the last success of a "Japanese" naval vessel in War World Two.
@@johnblackstone5261 These were all young men too, as my dad said a young man can take more of a beating than an older man.
Well that is a new one to me. I knew that U-Boats had taken part in supplying Japan, but I was not aware they had taken part in operations while out there. Thanks for that.
One or two were sunk by US subs operating out of Fremantle. The USS Tarpon also sank the German blockade runner Michel as it approached the Japanese home islands.
I always find the U-Boat stories of extra special interest...thanks Mark.
German U-boats were built to different concepts to Japanese, US and RN. The German U-boats had much thicker skins and about 2-3 times the diving depth. They were also ruggedized to handle depth charging. Japanese and US submarines were larger, focus on longer range and speed to keep up with a fleet. The were generally called fleet submarines. The German U-boats also had the most sophisticated passive sonar the GHG phased array which could accuractly direction find a convoy to about 150 nautical miles and a single ship to about 30. The Japanese did have one innovation: magnetron based microwave radar on their subs. This was all their own work, actually developed before Randall and Boot did but deployed more slowly.
Excellent video. My wife's grandpa spent the war on a Corvette boat in the north Atlantic watching out for these. He never really talked about it so videos like these give me some insight into what they encountered.
Have you read HMS Ulysses by Alistair MacLean? Fiction, but based on his experiences in the NorthAtlantic/Murmansk convoys.
Love the seagul @2:30 passing by while anouncing another successful strike....
These stories of the German pacific operations in World War II are probably my favorite naval topic of WWII. Thank you for this great video.
R&N RailProductions i love hearing about them being sunk.
On the topic of obscure Axis cooperation, it would be interesting to see something about the Italian role in the Battle of Britain and in the U boat campaign against American and British shipping in the Atlantic.
Bismarck *cough* *cough*
I cant believe I've never heard of these incidents, when I live on the same coast its happening in.. Thank you for this video and your previous "Japan Invasion" video too. Cheers Mark
Same
They are in the record of course but history sadly focuses on broad strokes. This is why these short videos are so important. You would have to wade through archives of material to happen upon these snippets of history!
Matthew Dobbs the main reason i love this channel is that id probably never even have a chance of finding most of the info in these videos
Best channel on UA-cam! Mark comes up with stories nobody else has/can. Great work Mark.
My uncle was an airgunner on RAF 265 squadrons H for Harry Catalina. He and the crew were killed on 20th August 1944
When their aircraft was shot down whilst attacking U862 in the Mozambique Channel.
Mein Opa war als 17 jähriger auf diesen U Boot, er hat 2 Feindfahrten mitgemacht und dafür das EK 2 und das U Bootabzeichen bekommen. Zum Glück hat er als Ubootfahrer den krieg überlebt ! TÜTETIMM 🍀
Excellent,Thanks Mark!
I have been watching your videos for about 2 months now and I have to say I love your videos! The music is great and a good mix of facts and entertainment.
So many of my family served in the Pacific(my Father, two of his Brothers, and cousin).
How,
Close they came to death by U-Boat.
I like " the sitting duck " in the video's periscope shot. Subtle 😯.
U-168 and U-537 were supposed to rendezvous with U-862 and conduct wolfpack operations off Australia's west coast, but were sunk enroute in the Java Sea. U-537 had made the only armed German landing in North America a year earlier when her crew installed an automatic weather station in Martin Bay, Labrador.
Amazing content. Love all the U-boat info! Thanks!
Always interesting, informative and most importantly , easy to absorb. Well done....and thank you for re-awakening interest in the past.
Great video, thanks again.
The book "U-Boat Far from Home" tells the complete story of the truly amazing journey of U-862 and it's Pacific adventures around Australian, New Zealand and south-east Asian waters. A great read. Highly recommended.
Who is the author, please.
@MarkFeltonProductions thank you for doing this video. I requested this a couple months ago. Keep up the great work!
More interesting stories, great work Mark!
Great stuff, Mark Felton! Thanks a lot!
Never a problem submerging this U-boat with the giant balls of steel carried by the captain.
As usual, so much interesting information. My favorite WW2 historical channel.
That is some amazing footage. I love seeing the crashing of the waves and the sub riding the high seas and that sunset or sunrise in black and white is fascinating. Must have been beautiful in real life.
You should do a video about Uboats helping crews they sunk. Giving them water and food, and towing them towards shore. Before the merchant ships were armed some used to surface and allow the crew to get into lifeboats before sinking the ships. Finally you should talk about the Laconia Incident that stopped all of the rescue attempts.
Mark, you just keep outdoing yourself! Keep 'em coming!
Another ‘I did not know this’ historical tidbit. Many thanks!
Further to the U862 story, U862 actually reached the New Zealand coast the U-boat came around the northern tip of our north Island and sailed down the east cost then entered the port of Napier looking for prey, whilst surfaced in the night the crew could see the city lights and hear dance music so it must have been on a weekend. They then took a torpedo shot at a steamer ( Penguin ) leaving the harbour but the torpedo missed it's target. Not long after that the U-boat received orders to sail to Singapore and upon arrival they were interned by the Japanese Authorities.
Another Fantastic video! Thank you.
I love the very, very specific tonnages of the sunk ships. nicely done!
Informative video! Thanks Mark!
Fantastic, I kept going back a listening again to bits . Lots of info . Good job 👍
Wonderful video! I especially enjoy the U-Boat stories you tell, they're very interesting! Keep up the amazing work Mark!
Another great job. I love these unknown footnotes of history!
You should do a video about U-156 and the sinking of the Laconia. Extremely interesting and sad story which not many people know about.
One of the best recommendations from UA-cam..I subscribed soon after. Great videos!
Another informative and interesting video. Keep up the great work Mark !
Love love love all these in depth stories on this channel!!!! Bravo bravo!!!! Always wanted to hear these individual tales!!!!
Amazing. I'd like to know more about uboats in the far east. I wonder how those interred Germans were treated by the Japanese.
You can bet a lot better than allied soldiers.
As allies and friends
Most of the crew were Croatian, so as to maintain the appearance of neutrality.
I know there was the crew of one German ship that got thrown into Changi prison camp with the Aussie’s
Id assume very well. Some German POWs in WW1 even stayed in Japan. There is a memorial in Tokushima dedicated to the Bandō camp and the Orchestra they formed. In WW2, since they were allies and spent alot of time based in Singapore, im sure those men were treated as friends.
Thank you for this video very informative. I never had a clue they went into the Pacific
Thank you for this history lesson, Mark
Great story about a fighting sub commander and his crew. Harsh that they were held for nearly 3 years after the war by the British.
I have always wondered what for...!
I thought for a moment that Timm was going to torpedo that seabird.
Such great videos. Thanks a lot!
Another great story/video. Makes me want to install my old PC game Silent Hunter 3 w/Gray Wolves mod. Had a lot of fun with that.
Another great video!
Thanks Mark!
Outstanding piece of work. Really enjoy the Genealogical research of the skipper.
Excellent information dude!!!
Another excellent video! thanks Mark
What a great channel, Mark! Thanks!
Coolest looking cats of WW II, German U-boat Commanders!
Excellent Content !
Another video gem, like so many of your followers I live in Australia and believed I was well informed of our involvement in WW2, once again I find I have much to learn. Many thanks, Mark.
love your videos. nice informative stuff :D
Great story, I live in West Australia and never knew about the patrol in our area.
Always a good start to the day with your clips at breakfast😃😃👍👍
Well done Mark on another superb video.
Great video! Interesting bit of history about a part of the Pacific War I am not familar with. Thank you.
Mark ...is the most amazing historical researcher ..I've come across.
nicely edited thank you sir , Thank you for the story's
Top notch as always!
Love your informative and professionally done video's and a big fan of your books, currently reading "The Sea Devil's"
Wow what an amazing story!!
Fascinating -- as always!
You keep going from strength to strength. I can’t wait for your next video to show up on UA-cam. Like the other commentator, I also love the History Guy. I love his obscure stories but my main interest has always been European history of the 20th century with a particular interest in the Nazi era. You really scratch my itch for new and heretofore untold stories from those days. Thank you again and again!
Great video thanks
Very interesting video. Thanks.
Excellent presentation
Superb channel, well done!
Always interesting and well pre see nted. Thanks for the information.
German U boat off Napier New Zealand .. Frank Steiner a local farmer swore the crew came ashore and got milk from his dairy herd.. also a German Torpedo was said to be found at Westshore beach
Loving the recent vids , keep it up 👌👍
Wayfearer is a duck? He sank a duck? What a bastard. (2:30)
Phillip Cowell
It's goose was cooked...lol..
There's u boat crew grave in Bogor, West java
another awesome informations and editing
Thanks for the video...
Wow. I'm really enjoying your videos.
I love your series! Could you please do an episode on the Graf Spee and it's final battle with the Royal Navy? Thanks and keep up the great content!
Thanks Mark!
Mark is killing it
Very interesting video. Some German/Japanese submarines operated off the Southern African coast too, as you mentioned, causing quite a scare.
Love ur clips
I've been watching your channel for 3 months or so and really enjoy it. I don't comment much. Sorry. Thanks for a very interesting channel.
Learn something new every day.
Very good!
When you think about how much effort it took German to sink a single Liberty Ship, it’s shocking that the US shipyards were kicking out more than one of those a day all during the war.
Cool story. Great channel 👍
Fascinating, as others have noted, this is a little reported on aspect of the naval war - thank you for bringing to our attention Mark.
Wow never learnt in school about U boat activity in my country, Singapore. Thanks a lot, Mark!
Fantastic story !!!
Most interesting. Never knew about these munsoon boats. Heard of it. Never knew more about it.
fascinating...thank you...
Yet again small piece of history that I had not come across - some journey that boat made.
Well there you go.. I didn't know german u boats operated off the Australian coast. Thats why I love watching, you learn something new everytime
Quality channel!