Comments on: Kormorant German Raider And HMAS Sydney http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney Allan Cockerill writes... Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:23:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney/comment-page-1#comment-2430 John Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:33:56 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney#comment-2430 The Kormorant was able to get from the Baltic to the Pacific because of the Hitler-Stalin Pact with the help of Russian advisors and a Russian icebreaker. The German raider was navigated over the north shore of Russia with Soviet support. See "Behind Closed Doors," a fine documentary by Laurence Rees for BBC/PBS> Tragic to think that the Sydney was sunk because the Australian captain was reluctant to fire on what might be a friendly ship. God rest all their souls. The Kormorant was able to get from the Baltic to the Pacific because of the Hitler-Stalin Pact with the help of Russian advisors and a Russian icebreaker. The German raider was navigated over the north shore of Russia with Soviet support. See “Behind Closed Doors,” a fine documentary by Laurence Rees for BBC/PBS> Tragic to think that the Sydney was sunk because the Australian captain was reluctant to fire on what might be a friendly ship. God rest all their souls.

]]> By: Allan http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney/comment-page-1#comment-862 Allan Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:32:51 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney#comment-862 G'day Robert, I guess that the discovery of the Sydney, and the photographs that have been taken since then will raise a lot more questions. It seems that from the evidence so far though that her captain and crew were definitely taken by surprise. Cheers G’day Robert,

I guess that the discovery of the Sydney, and the photographs that have been taken since then will raise a lot more questions.

It seems that from the evidence so far though that her captain and crew were definitely taken by surprise.

Cheers

]]> By: Robert Richards http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney/comment-page-1#comment-858 Robert Richards Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:24:23 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/history/kormorant-german-raider-and-hmas-sydney#comment-858 There is a lot of talk about the missing lifeboats,5 already found etc but surely the Sydney was fitted out with liferafts for all the crew? I dont think 645 men would fit into 9 lifeboats! Does anyone know what other floatation devices were fitted to the Sydney, are they still attached,missing or some found onshore somewhere? There is a lot of talk about the missing lifeboats,5 already found etc but surely the Sydney was fitted out with liferafts for all the crew? I dont think 645 men would fit into 9 lifeboats!
Does anyone know what other floatation devices were fitted to the Sydney, are they still attached,missing or some found onshore somewhere?

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