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lugerholsterrepair · 03-08-2010, 08:43 PM

George brings up a good point...Actually probably few "Navies" ended up on the bottum of the ocean. Far more ended up back in port or on the battlefields of Flanders.

Many German Navy vessels were not actually sunk in WW1. It was WW2 that the German Navy was decimated. WW1 was a capitulation and most of the Sailors & ships returned to port. I knew that but like Joe I had often thought the same...

Thanks George!

Jerry Burney

Norme · 03-08-2010, 09:08 PM

Actually the Imperial Grand Fleet was sunk. By the terms of the armistice, the bulk of the fleet was interned at Scapa Flow, the British naval base in Scotland. Then, on June 21st 1919, the German crews scuttled their ships, rather then turn them over to the Allies. It's unclear whether their issue Lugers were still onboard. Regards, Norm

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03-08-2010, 09:08 PM	#2
Norme Always A Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,417 Thanks: 226 Thanked 2,607 Times in 933 Posts	Actually the Imperial Grand Fleet was sunk. By the terms of the armistice, the bulk of the fleet was interned at Scapa Flow, the British naval base in Scotland. Then, on June 21st 1919, the German crews scuttled their ships, rather then turn them over to the Allies. It's unclear whether their issue Lugers were still onboard. Regards, Norm