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Old 3rd June 2014, 23:52
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Re: Is there a list of ships sunk by the Luftwaffe?

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Originally Posted by Brian Bines View Post
Paul, I have only used the site I mentioned in respect of some research I done for one of my neighbours a RN vet. I thought it might have been of some use to you. The Book "Kampfgeschwader 100 Wiking" by Ulf Balke includes chapters on shipping attacks by that unit including the sinking of the Roma and attack on the Warspite etc.,

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Brian Bines
Brian, thank you for these additional thoughts, I've sent you a private message about this.

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Originally Posted by Nick Beale View Post
That's kind of the thing about research — it does entail a lot of footslogging to get to what you want. As for being surprised no one else has published about this, you could [activate business-speak] see it as an opportunity [end business-speak]. If you wanted to do something on this you'd have the field to yourself!

More seriously, if you were to start a list and post updates here or on a web page, you would probably find that people would contribute additions and corrections
Nick, I wholly agree with your thoughts about research, having done a bit of it on Luftwaffe strengths and losses. I must admit that the prospect of becoming "Paul Thompson, the eminent expert on Luftwaffe naval operations" appeals to my vanity! Time, as ever, is the issue.

I think your idea of starting an online list is eminently sensible and I'll do that, after checking with the AxisHistory members mentioned by Larry. I want to make sure I won't be duplicating somebody else's work, although I may exaggerate the danger!

Regards,

Paul
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