
wilhem saan

randaam lokamahaayudhasamayathe oru jarmman "kreegsmarine" udyogasthanaayirunnu wilhem saan (juulai 29,1910-november 14,1976). yuu-boat phastt vaachu offeesaraayirunna addeham pinneedu yuu-boat kamaandaraayi maarukayum oduvil 1943 epril 1 nuu "korvettenkaapittan" aayi sthaanakkayattam nedukayum cheythu. "yuu-56" nte commander enna nilayil chuttumulla distroyarukalude kandethal ozhivakkaan addehathinu kazhinju, britiish munnirayodu aduthethi, vinsttan charchilum britiish naavikasenayude hye milittari command vahikkumbol avarkkethire moonnu torpidokal vikshepichu. aaa sambhavathethudarnnu yuu-boat antarvaahini corpsil "charchiline eathaandu konna manushyan" ennu addeham parakke ariyapettu. mungumbol commanding offeesarmaaril oralayirunna addehathe "adolph hitlar" titanic "ennu visheshippichittundu.
yuu-boat aakshan.
"yuu-56".
raavile 10 manikk.emm. 1939 october 30 nuu, 10 distroyarukalum baattil cruiser kandethunnathu ozhivakkaan kazhinjappol, oorkkni dveepukalkku padinjaaru hoome fleettine samrakshikkukayum, aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu aandu
saan ariyaathe, munnira echms nelson kappalil admiralttiyude aadya prabhuvaya vinsttan charchil, fleettinte admiral sarr chaals forbes, akkaalathe aadyathe kadal prabhuvaayirunna admiral sarr dudley poundu ennivaraayirunnu. 833 sainikar kollapetta yuu-boat thakarnnuveenathinethudarnnu britiish naavikasenayude neethrthwavumaayi oru sammelanam vilikkanulla vinsttan charchilinte theerumaanamaanu othucheralinu kaaranam.
sambhavangalekkurichulla saante swantham vivaranathil, moonnu cruiserukal addehathinte yuu-bottinte sthaanathekku nere neengukayaayirunnu, addehathinte eathu aakramanavum asaadhyamaakki, pettennu avar avarude munkozhsil ninnu irupathu muthal muppath digri vare thirinj aakramana feeld thurakkukayum echms "nelson", echms "rodney" ennivayumaayi addehathe nerittulla thee variyilekku konduvarikayum cheythu. "rodney" aayirunnu vaahanavyoohathinte pradhana kappal, athu kadannupokunnathuvare kaathirikkaan saan theerumaanikkukayum nelsonil thante kazhchakal kendreekarikkukayum cheythu. yuu-boat kappalinte 800 meter paridhikkullil ethi, saan athil idichu mungaanulla saadhyatha valare kooduthalaayirunnu.
yuu-56-nte moonnu torpido tyoobukalil ninnu addeham moonnu torpidokal munnirayilekku prayogichu. spodanangalonnum undaayillengilum rund torpidokal nelsante puramthodil idichathaayi aaropikkappedunnu "yuu-56" nte sonar oopparettarmaaril oraal "nelsante puramthodil idikkunna shabdam kettathaayi avakashappettu. moonnaamathe torpido pinneedu kedupaadukal varuthaathe kadalil pottitherichu. samgharshathile "ettavum pradhanappetta mungaatha" sambhavamaayi eee sambhavathe visheshippichittundu. aakramanathinu sesham yuu-boat antarvaahini corpsil "charchiline eathaandu konna manushyan" ennaanu saan parakke ariyapettath.
aakramanathinu sesham depth chaarjukal ozhivakkaan yuu-bottinode aazhathilulla thalatthilekku erangaan saan utharavittu, kaaranam distroyarukal athinte saannidhyam ithinakam kandethiyittundu. vaikunneram saan "yuu-56" prathyakshappedaan utharavidukayum pinneedu echms "rodney" ulppedeyulla groupile lakshyangal pattikappedutthunna oru radio report berlinilekk ayaykkukayum cheythu. vivarangal kaimaarunnathile kaalathamasam saante vishaadarogam moolamaanu, kaaranam lakshyam nashtamaayath. saante reportil eee kaalathamasam sambhavichillaayirunnel, akkaalat aaa pradeshathaayirunna jarmman commandinu britiish lakshyangalkkethiraya akramanam puthukkippaniyaan ayaykkaamaayirunnu.
nelsone" nasippikkunnathil parajayappettathinaal, saan vishaadathilaakukayum kaal donits thante "yuu-56" commandle ninnu mochanam nedaan baadhyasthanaakukayum oru instructoraakaan addehathe jarmmaniyilekku thirike ayaykkukayum cheythu. pinneedu, donits thante ormmakkurippukalil, "yuu-56" nte parajayappetta aakramanathe "asaadhaaranamaaya gurutharamaaya parajayam" ennu visheshippichu, ennaal saante dheerathaye, distroyarukalude saannidhyathil addeham prashamsichu, "panthrand escorting distroyarukalaal chuttappettappol valia dhairyathode akramanam nadatthiya commander eee paraajayatthil valare vishaadathilaayi, athil addeham oru tharatthilum kuttappeduthaanilla, thalkkalam sajeeva pravarthanangalil ninnu pinmaranum veettile oru parisheelakanaayi niyamikkaanum njaan nirbandhithanaayi". koodaathe, donitsinu avar upayogikkunna thakaraarulla jii7iii torpidokalile prashnangalekkurichu thante aalukalil ninnu reportukal labhichirunnu, koodaathe thakararukalkk kaaranam thettaaya torpidokalaanennu ariyamaayirunnu. oduvil saan sukham praapikkukayum aaa varsham thanne addehathinu command nalkukayum cheythu.
nagara ithihaasam.
october muthal britiish irumbayiru kappalukale naarvikkil ninnu englandilekku kondupookunna aabhyanthara kappalppada kadalil undaayirunnu. 1939 october 31nuu hoome fleet loach eeveyilekku madangi. akramanam 30nuu sambhavikkunnu, ettu divasameduttha sajeevamaaya oru ooppareshanil poundum charchilum kappalil undayirunnathaayi kaanaan saadhyathayilla. avar avarude aasthaanathu ninnu pravartthanangal nayikkunnu, avar kadalil pookunnilla. october 31nuu loach eevil charchilum poundum undaayirunnu, royal ookku mukkiya yuu-47 aakramanathinu sesham ozhippicha scapa phloo aankarejilekku hoome fleet madangiyethunnathinekkur forbesumaayi charcha cheyyaan.
eee patrollinginu sesham, saan thante commandle ninnu mochithanaayilla 1939 october 23 num 1940 januvari 11 num idayil athe "yuu-56" upayogichu moonnu patrollingukal koodi saan nadatthi. eee patrollinginu sesham maathramaan saan "yuu-69" kammeeshan cheyyaan boatil ninnu erangiyathu."
athinaal charchilum poundum kappalil undaayirikkunnathinekkum saan vishaadathilaayirikkunnathum ulla katha orupakshe oru nagara ithihaasamaanu, ithu dhaaraalam saahityangalil paraamarsikkappettundu.
"yuu-69".
1941 october 30nuu saan aadyamaayi "yuu-69" nte command etteduthu. 1941 februvari muthal juulai vare ekadesham pathinonnu britiish kappalukal mungiyappol lefttanant commander joost mettslarude keezhilulla muun anchu patrollingukal yuu-bottinte aaraamathe patrollingaayirunnu. orikkal kadalilvechu saan donitsil ninnu seal cheytha mission oordarukal thurannu, asorukalude kizhakk bhaagathulla oru jarmman kadalkkollakkaarante perilulla stortabekkar patrolling sonilek pookaan nirddeshichu. cape tounil ninnu uthbhavich gibralter vazhi "oesu 11" enna coode naamatthil englandilekku pookunna vitharana kappalukalkkayi addeham thirayendathaayirunnu. 1941 november 3 nuu saan aaa pradeshathu ethi thante logil "ippol thirachilinte maduppikkunna bisinesses aarambikkunnu" ennu ezhuthi.
november 23 nuu "yuu-69" enna naavika commandinode greenlaandinte thekkukizhakkan atlaantik mekhalayilekkum aislaandinte thekkupadinjaaran mekhalayilekkum kappal kayaran utharavittu. prathikoola kaalaavasthayiloode "yuu-69" puthiya kozhsilekku sajjamakki. ratri 8 manikk.emm. 1941 november 26nuu mosham kaalaavasthayil manjum aalippazhavum moolam kanatha kadalil pathukke neengunna eaka charakk kappal kandethaan saan theerumaanichu. uparithalathil rund manikkoor sanjarichathinu sesham saan charakk kappalinethire uparithala akramanam nadatthaan theerumaanikkukayum naalu torpidokal vidukayum cheythu, avayellaam lakshyathilethaan parajayappettu. naalu tyoobukalilum puthiya torpidokal niraykkaan mungikkappal mungaan saan utharavittu, veendum lakshyamidumbol athu kandethaan kazhinjilla. donits kooduthal lakshyangalekkurich sandeshangal ayachenkilum "yuu-69" nuu avaa kandethaan kazhinjilla, desember 3 nuu athu sent. nasser. atlaantik samudrathile 39 divasathe patrollinginu sesham, yuu-boat ooppareshans medaaviyaaya kyapttan eberhard gooad, lakshyangalonnum mukkan kazhiyaathathin saante shaasikkukayum kadinamaaya kaalaavasthayude aaghaatham addeham amgeekarikkukayum cheythuvenkilum bhaviyil ellah torpido tubeukalum veendum looad cheiyunnathinaayi ithrayum kaalam mungaathe samayam labhikkaan bhaagikamaayi reload cheyyaan maathrame addeham saante aduthu parayukayulloo.
1942 januvari 18 nuu athiraavile saan kamandaayi "yuu-69" idathu sent. atlaantik madhyabhaagathekkulla oru paathaykkulla nassair krameekaranam. "yuu-69" newyorkkile long ailandil ninnu 500 mylinullil ethi, athil indhanam kuravaayirunnathinaal shatru kappalayi lakshyamidaanulla saadhyathayekkurich krithyamaayi thirichariyaan kazhiyaathathinal, aakramikkendennu saan theerumaanichu. "yuu-69" pinneedu american theerathodu aduthu oordar cheyyappettuvenkilum antarvaahini virudha pravartthanangal vardhichathinethudarnna saan newfoundlaandinaduthulla grand baankukalilekku kappal kayaran theerumaanichu. 1942 march 17 nuu, kadalil nadanna chila parajayappetta ettumuttalukalkku sesham, saan "yuu-69" sent. atlaantikkile muppathiyettu divasam neenduninna oru kappal mungaathe oru dauthyathinu sesham nassair. saante pravarthanangalekkurichu thante dauthyaananthara moolyanirnnaya reportil donits ezhuthi "avasarangal labhichenkilum commanderk veendum vijayam nedaanaayilla. bhagyakkuravu maathramaayi ithine visheshippikkanaavilla. general ooppareshanukalilum aakramanathilum commanderk vaidagdhyamilla."pakal samayat kappalukalude oru vaahanavyoohathe pinthudarunnathinupakaram athinethire akramanam nadathunnathinupakaram saante thanthrangale donits amgeekarichilla, koodaathe vaahanavyoohathe vendathra aduthu pinthudarunnillennum oduvil athumaayulla bandham nashtappettuvennum kuttappedutthi," "sariyaaya thanthrangal poornna vegathayil vaahanavyoohathilekku pookukayum pakalvelichatthil akramanam nadatthaan theerumaanikkukayum cheiyumaayirunnu-allengil kuranjathu shathruvinodu athratholam aduthu nilkkukayum addehathe nashtappeduthaathirikkum cheiyumaayirunnu, ivide sambhavichathupole". thudarnnu addeham saante "yuu-69" enna commandle ninnu mochanam nalkukayum addehathe mattoru thasthikayilekku niyamikkukayum cheythu.
"wilhem gustloaf".
"1945 januvari 30 nuu kizhakk ninnu germmaniyude padinjarottu yaathrakkaarude oru shekharam kondupokaanulla chumatala nalkiyappol wilhem gastlophile rund muthirnna udyogastharaayirunnu korvettenkaapittan wilhem saan, marchant maraine kyapttan friedrich peettezhsan ennivar. yaathrakkaaril aii. dii. 1,000 jarmman yuddha abhayaarthikal, randaam antarvaahini pariseelana vibhaagathile 1,000 amgangal (2. unterseaboots-lehrdivision), sahaaya naavikasenayile 400 oolam vanita amgangal, naasi party udyogasthar, parikketta sainikar ennivar ulppedunnu.
kappalil saan ettavum uyarnna raankullayaalaayirunnuve, oru vyaapaari maraine captanenna nilayil peettezhsaninu kappalinte aupachaarika command undaayirunnu, ithu peettezhsante adikaaram sweekarikkaan thayyaarallaatha saante samvedanakshamathaykku virudhamaayirunnu. athesamayam, sivilian kyapttan peettezhsanil ninnu vyathyasthamaaya sainika mungananakal saante pakkalundaayirunnu, ennaal sivilian kyaapttante mail thante theerumaanangal adichelppikkaan niyamaparamaaya adikaaram illaathathinaal, oduvil "wilhem gustloaf" edukkunna paatha engane aasoothranam cheyyanamennathinekkurichu vishadaamshangalekkurichu iruvarum thammil samgharshamundaayi. kappalinte vegathayekkurichum akkaalat pradeshathu undaayekkaavunna antharvaahinikalude akramanam ozhivakkunnathumaayi bandhapetta suraksha munkaruthalukal sweekarikkunnathinekkur rund udyogastharkkidayil prasnangal uyarnnu.
randaamathe antarvaahini pariseelana vibhaagathinte commander sainika gathagatha nethaavumaaya saan naavika parisheelakare kondupokumbol staanderd nevi vaar nadapadikramangal nadappilakkaan aagrahichu, athil athivegathil cruising, kappalinoppam theerathinaduthu yaatra cheiyunnathupolulla munkaruthalukal ulppedunnu. kyapttan peettezhsanil ninnu dridamaaya ethirppu saante padhathikalkku nerittu.
saan thante yuu-boat anubhavathil ninnu aakarshikkukayum atlaantikkile britiish antarvaahini virudha thanthrangalekkurichu ariyukayum cheythu, athil britiish vaanijya kappalukalkk kuranjathu 15 nottu cruising vegatha paridhi ulppedunnu, ithu yuu-bottukale surakshithamaayi marikadakkaan aavasyamaanu, ithu peettezhsaninodu nirddeshichu. ennirunnaalum, oru varsham munbu oru vyoma bombaakramanatthil kappalin sambhavicha naashanashtangalekkurichu peettezhsan shradhichirunnu, thudarnnulla attakuttappanikal poornnamaayum phalapradamaanennu vishwasichilla, koodaathe saan nirddeshicha vegatha chumathunna sammarddangale neridaan kappalinte purambhaagathinu gadanaaparamaaya samagrathayundo enna kaaryatthil samshayamundaayirunnu. athinaal kappalinte vegatha 12 nottu kavian paadillennu addeham urappichu.
ennirunnaalum, "wilhem gustloaf" 16 notts topp speedilaanu rettucheythirikkunnathe saan ariyukayum 12 notts vegatha kuranja paridhi nilanirthaanulla peettezhsante nirbandhathil aswasthanaakukayum cheythu, ithu kappaline antharvaahinikalkku eluppamulla lakshyamakki. rund captanmaarum thammilulla abhipraayavyathyaasathinte mattoru pooyint roottinte aakruthiyaayirunnu. saan oru sigsag antarvaahini ozhivakkal paathaye pinthunachappol peettezhsan yatra samayam kuraykkunnathinu oru rekheeya paatha nirddeshichu. akkaalat pradeshathu undayirunnathaayi report cheyyappettirunna minesweeping kappalukalumayi koottiyidikkaathirikkaan aazhathilulla vellathilum laittukal oonaakkaanum peettezhsan nirddeshichu.
oduvil rund captanmaarum oru sigsag kozhsil sammathichu. soviyatt antarvaahini kappal mungunnath ithu thadanjilla.
anweshanam.
wilhem gustloaf" mungiyathinethudarnnu, oru naavika anweshana board vilichu; thante pravartthanangale nyaayeekarikkan board vilichathinal saan athinu munnil prathyakshappettu. mungikkidakkunna samayat uyarnna thothilulla naashanashtangalkk jarmman bhashayil nalkiyirikkunna utharavukal croatian kroovinu ariyaathathaanu kaaranamenn thante saakshyathil saan kuttappedutthi. sigsag thanthrangalude prakadanamo ozhivaakkalo sambandhichu thanikk oru utharavum labhichittillennum thanikk "moonnu phoon kolukal labhichu pookaan paranjittundu" ennum saan paraamarshichu. saha udyogastharumaayi nadatthiya charchaykku sesham pradeshathu antharvaahinikalillennu thaan nigamanathilethiyathaayum addeham paranju. eee pradeshathu antharvaahinikalude saannidhyam kandethiyittundengil naavika command thanne ariyikkumaayirunnu enna thante vishwaasamaanu eee nigamanathe kooduthal shakthippeduthunnathenna addeham paranju.
thudarnnu, torpidokal kappalil idichathinu sesham nadanna sambhavangalekkurichu saante saakshyam vivarichu. inpaaktinu thottupinnaale "wilhem gustloaf" thuramukhathu ekadesham 5 digri rekhappeduthithudangiya saan saakshyappeduthi. ekadesham irupathu minittolam pattika cheruthaayirunnuvenkilum pinneedu paribhranthi paratthaan thudangi. paribhranthi kuraykkunnathinaayi kappal nilampathichathaayi thaan abhayaarthikalodu paranjathaayi saan saakshyappeduthi. kappal kooduthal thiriyukayum charivu konukal <aii. dii. 1> digriyaayi vardhikkukayum cheythappol, ozhippikkal sramangal ekopippikkaanulla ellah sramangalum saan upekshichu oru life boatil kayaran kappal upekshikkanum starnilekku pooyi.
life boat loncharukalil aise adinjukoodiyathaayum life bottukal thaazheyirakkunnath budhimuttaayathaayum saan saakshyappeduthi. koodaathe, "davitukal iced aayirunnu, krottukal illaathirunnu" ennu paranju addeham croatian kroovine vittupoyathinaayi kuttappedutthi. dushkaramaaya saahacharyangalil sainikarude sahaayathode naalo aaroo life bottukal maathrame thaazheyirakkiyullu" ennum addeham saakshyappeduthi.
aadyam taanum mattu udyogastharum paalatthil othukoodiyathaayum thudarnnu "mukalile dekkilekku pookaanum paribhraantharaakaathirikkaanum" abhayaarthikalkku nirddesham nalkiyathaayum saan anweshanathodu paranju. ennaal stern mukalilekku charinjuthudangukayum villu jalathinte uparithalathilekku thulachukayarukayum cheythappol, kappal kooduthal kaalam pongikkidakkukayillenna manassilakkiya saan paalatthil ninnu thidukkathil puratthekku pooyi.
saahityam.
sannum peettezhsanum thammilulla samgharsham "pollar shift" enna novalil chithreekarichirikkunnu. 
jarmman politiks aandu sosaitti" jenalil prasidheekaricha "dhii good kyapttan aandu dhii baad kyaapttan joseph willsmeyerinte dye gustloaf sankeernathayude mannolipum" enna prabandham "rund captanmaar thammilulla samgharshathinteyum akkaalathe jarmman samoohathinte sivilian, sainika vashangal thammilulla samgharshathinteyum saamoohika utharavaadithathinteyum raashtreeyathekkurichu athinte pratheekaathmakathayudeyum velichathil" joseph willsmare rund bhaagangalulla television parambaraye vishakalanam cheiyunnu. saan kaal marcovics chithreekarichirikkunnu, rund bhaagangalulla parambarayil addehathe kyapttan wilhem petri ennu vilikkunnu. abhayaarthikaleyum avarude duravasthayeyum paripaalikkunna sivilian captanu vipareethamaayi sainika nirddeshangalilum kaaryakshamathayilum abhiniveshamullathaayi petriye chithreekarichirikkunnu. pradhana kathaapaathrangalude atharam chithreekaranam lalithavum eee vishayathekkurichulla nilavile scholarshippin virudhavumaanennu paper kandethunnu.