Lady Finally Receives Love Letter From Fiancé Lost At War 77 Years Later, Along With A Historic Revelation

NathanJanuary 31, 2019

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German U Boats

And what happened on the ship was also quite amazing. The Second Officer of the ship, Richard Ayres, did the unthinkable. He actually made it to land and reached the Cornish coast, 13 days after their ship sank. This was not the only ship that met with an unfortunate end during that month in 1941 and during the span of World War II. German U-boats had been ordered to attack any allied ship if spotted.