Summary of Hans Goebeler & John Vanzo's Steel Boat Iron Hearts

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#1 I was born Hans Jacob Göbeler in 1923 in the Hessian farming village of Bottendorf. I had a proud military tradition, as my family had fought in the Franco-Prussian War. I was always sure that I would enlist to defend my country in one service or another.

#2 The dark, inhumane side of war I learned from my father Heinrich’s experiences in the First World War. He enlisted in the German Army at the age of 18, and fought on the Eastern Front. He was captured and spent the next several years in a Siberian labor camp.

#3 I was extremely excited about the prospect of joining the military, as I felt that it was the only way Germany could defeat Britain. I was extremely determined to get into the war before it was over.

#4 I was proud to be wearing the sharp-looking blue dress uniform of a sailor instead of the rough woolen tunic of a foot soldier. My orders and travel pass listed a false destination in order to camouflage the fact that I was headed to U-boat training.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822545779

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Insights on Hans Goebeler & John Vanzo's Steel Boat Iron Hearts

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was born Hans Jacob Göbeler in 1923 in the Hessian farming village of Bottendorf. I had a proud military tradition, as my family had fought in the Franco-Prussian War. I was always sure that I would enlist to defend my country in one service or another.

#2

The dark, inhumane side of war I learned from my father Heinrich’s experiences in the First World War. He enlisted in the German Army at the age of 18, and fought on the Eastern Front. He was captured and spent the next several years in a Siberian labor camp.

#3

I was extremely excited about the prospect of joining the military, as I felt that it was the only way Germany could defeat Britain. I was extremely determined to get into the war before it was over.

#4

I was proud to be wearing the sharp-looking blue dress uniform of a sailor instead of the rough woolen tunic of a foot soldier. My orders and travel pass listed a false destination in order to camouflage the fact that I was headed to U-boat training.

#5

I was assigned to the Second U-boat Flotilla in Lorient, France. The top-ranked graduates were sent directly to a frontline U-boat crew. The others were sent to the shipyards to witness the final construction of their submarine, so that they would get reinforced in their familiarity with the structure and functions of their future boat.

#6

I was transferred to a new boat, U-505, which was fresh out of the shipyards. She was a beautiful boat. She was one of the larger Type IX boats designed to operate independently on long-range patrols on the periphery of the Atlantic.

#7

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