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During WWII, U-Boat crews who were out in the North Sea often turned their radios to French, British and other stations to listen to music. Other times they played the songs on the U-Boat's 78 RPM record player. This WWII collector has made an interesting video by playing one of many WWII songs, ''J'attendrai'' by Rina Ketty, an Italian singer (who also performed in French) on an original Kriegsmarine turntable. If any of you are familiar with the well know 1980's movie ''Das Boot'' you will recall the song, and the scene.
Question: I wonder what happened when the British and Canadian destroyers equipped with Sonar (ASDIC) picked up the songs??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWFUAFVQMqc&feature=youtu.be
Published on May 12, 2015
Song "J'attendrai" by Rina Ketty, famous from the movie "Das Boot".
It is played on an orginal Kriegsmarine Grammophone made in 1943.
Those grammophones were used on board of KM vessels such as U-Boats and is marked as "proptery of the Kriegsmarine".
This grammophone is from the estate of the late Hans-Joachim Dierks who served on several U-Boats and as a last position as Commander of U-137.
During WWII, U-Boat crews who were out in the North Sea often turned their radios to French, British and other stations to listen to music. Other times they played the songs on the U-Boat's 78 RPM record player. This WWII collector has made an interesting video by playing one of many WWII songs, ''J'attendrai'' by Rina Ketty, an Italian singer (who also performed in French) on an original Kriegsmarine turntable. If any of you are familiar with the well know 1980's movie ''Das Boot'' you will recall the song, and the scene.
Question: I wonder what happened when the British and Canadian destroyers equipped with Sonar (ASDIC) picked up the songs??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWFUAFVQMqc&feature=youtu.be
Published on May 12, 2015
Song "J'attendrai" by Rina Ketty, famous from the movie "Das Boot".
It is played on an orginal Kriegsmarine Grammophone made in 1943.
Those grammophones were used on board of KM vessels such as U-Boats and is marked as "proptery of the Kriegsmarine".
This grammophone is from the estate of the late Hans-Joachim Dierks who served on several U-Boats and as a last position as Commander of U-137.
