U-505 page 1 by ric gustafson
Kapitanleutnant Axel Olaf Loewe stood next to the boat he was going to command. It was love at first sight. The boat had light gray paint and dark gray trim. There was not a mark on it. The batteries were fresh from the factory.
Loewe came from a seafaring family. His father was a naval officer in the German Imperial Navy. Loewe's brother was an officer on a different boat. Later, his brother was captured and put into a prisoner of war camp. Loewe graduated from the German Naval Academy in 1928. Loewe and his wife Helga had a son and a daughter.
Loewe was an executive officer on the U-74. Now, Loewe was smiling again at the boat he was now going to command. It was a large submarine. It carried 22 torpedoes. There were 50 men on board. The boat could go over 8,000 miles without refueling.
The boat was the U-505.
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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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