Kriegsmarine in Action on Atlantic Canada
Kriegsmarine in Action on Atlantic Canada
I've read about U-Boats landing on shores of Labrador but not much information. What were they doing there? Were there operations and plans at Newfoundland too?
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Yes this was an automatic weather station named Wetterfunkgerät-Land-26 (WFL-26), developed by Siemens. The station was placed October 22 1943 on the coast of Labrador at 60°5'N, 64°24'W. This mission was done by U-537 under Kapitänleutnant Peter Schrewe.
The weather station was discovered by the coast guard in 1981. To avoid suspicion some of the containers holding the equipment had been marked: "Canadian Weather Service"
Here is a picture from the museum:
http://dana-nield.com/vimy/images/German/VIMY-098.JPG
The weather station was discovered by the coast guard in 1981. To avoid suspicion some of the containers holding the equipment had been marked: "Canadian Weather Service"
Here is a picture from the museum:
http://dana-nield.com/vimy/images/German/VIMY-098.JPG
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