Dutch navy world war 22/29/2024 He is wearing three hats when war breaks out, Flotilla Commander, First Submarine Division Commander, and Commander of submarine O-16.Ģ. Here's a man whose country has been overrun by Germany with a government in exile in England. I agree with you that Doorman is a great is going to take one helluva an argument to get me off Bussemaker for these reasons:ġ. I am starting to see the Dutch have a rich history of some outstanding naval officers. In the 40+ years I have been studying submarines of ww2, I have only been studying the Dutch for the last year and a half.dont ask me why.just happened that way. But always nice to see my countrymen getting recognition! Thanks for posting! The series of events from 1995 to present day is mind numbing and shocking.and heartbreaking for relatives (Dutch, Canada, Japanese, British, USA, Australia, and others) of the world war 2 shipwrecks in the South China Sea and Java Sea.Īdded 3 additional pictures to the articleīussemaker would be an interesting historical commander for the Dutch / Pan European, though I'd personally suggest Karel Doorman instead. (pheUnfortunately on the return voyage back to Singapore, O-16 would strike a mine and sink with only one survivor, whose story is a book in itself.įor 54 years it was thought this submarine commander had caused his own death as well as the death of 40 crewmembers by entering a known British minefield. Now it might not seem as if this submarine commander falls into the definition of "Ace", however, his nerves of steel on 12 December 1941 when he entered a Japanese held port that was 35 feet deep, surfaced because diving a submarine was impossible in this bay, firing 6 torpedoes at four Japanese troop ships, damaging one and partially sinking three of them, turning around and expertly maneuvering his submarine out of the bay surfaced without a single shot being fired at him, 5 days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, certainly warrants consideration as an Ace. This will be my last in the series for the history web page on Submarine Aces of WW2.
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