Originally Posted by NASAAN101

guys,
I asked thison one of my other forums: let the four battlesips trap her in one of the fjord in norway if she was able to get in to the north sea, then let the destroyer go in and get a tow line on her then one of the destroyers, can bring her out then pass the tow line to one of the battleships(KGV), then with the other three BB in then the group, two on each beam of her then one behind her.. that way if she trys anything shed thing twice about, but what do you thing, is she dead meat or dog food?
Nikki

She had no shells !!!!!
She couldn't have defeated the two cruisers the RN sent to escort her, let alone a battleship

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

Guys
Not if they went her intacted! that my point!

If she shows any sign of resistance, the RN vessels with hit her with everything they have.

Now you guys are just teaming up on me!! i still stand by what i said, if she has a chance dont think she wouldnt take!!
NIkki

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

Now you guys are just teaming up on me!! i still stand by what i said, if she has a chance dont think she wouldnt take!!
NIkki

No one is ganging up on you Nikki.

The fact is, Brinkman as its been stated before only had two real choices, surrender or scuttle his ship. As for making a run for it or perhaps try and fight her way out, she would have been blown out of the water.

Besides which, she really didn't really have anywhere to go. Brinkman and his crew, like everyone else had enough of war and simply wanted to survive and get home to their families. He in my opinion, did the honourable thing and surrendered.

My 2 cents worth

Guys,
what do you mean by: If she shows any sign of resistance, the RN vessels with hit her with everything they have.. she would have good down swing, And Hel would not have given her up easly ok.. She was after all his baby.. i know that sounds Dunb..
Nikki

I think its pointless to carry on this thread.

GUys,
i know you guys thing om crazy for putting this thread on here.. But i did tell you guys why! a few mpoths back i had a dream. this thread is that dream ok.. But i was talking ti another friend could they tow her back to germany of she didnt go on her own or what would they do??
Nikki

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

GUys,
i know you guys thing om crazy for putting this thread on here.. But i did tell you guys why! a few mpoths back i had a dream. this thread is that dream ok.. But i was talking ti another friend could they tow her back to germany of she didnt go on her own or what would they do??
Nikki

They wouldn't have towed it back to Germany if the crew had refused to sail it back under its own steam they would have sunk it on the spot, had it decided to turn itself in at the first Swedish port rather than surrender the crew would have been interned and the ship turned over to an allied crew who would have taken it back to Germany more than likely with the German crew (certainly its officers) under arrest for disobeying Donetz's order to surrender.

Guys,
what do you mean by: If she shows any sign of resistance, the RN vessels with hit her with everything they have.. she would have good down swing, And Hel would not have given her up easly ok.. She was after all his baby.. i know that sounds Dunb..
Nikki

Originally Posted by NASAAN101

Guys,
what do you mean by: If she shows any sign of resistance, the RN vessels with hit her with everything they have.. she would have good down swing, And Hel would not have given her up easly ok.. She was after all his baby.. i know that sounds Dunb..
Nikki

I think on the whole you are over looking the general war weariness of the German military by 1945, the ship had been at war for 6 years they had seen their country, cities and families destroyed I would suspect that for most German forces by May 1945 they knew they were not going to win this war either so why bother to fight on with more futile loss of life.

As I have said previously the Prinz Eugen has the distinction of having fought through the entire war, it was involved in the action that sank the Hood, survived the Bismarks sinking, took part in the channel dash, covered the withdrawal of countless civilians and soldiers from Prussia, single handed held up the Russian advance with its firepower, perhaps it had earnt the right to be the only operation capital ship of the Kriegsmarine to survive the war and its crew with it.