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central command room that all was , or wasn' t, well above. One time, a massive wave swept over the boat. For minutes it seemed we were under a green dome of water. When we finally came up, spitti ng and cursing, I fo und my other rear lookout friend down on his knees, wail ing "Where are my teeth? " There was blood all over. We sent him down for a check up. Indeed, all hi s upper and lower front teeth were gone and upper and lower jawbones broken and bent inwards. Running into Narvik fjord at high speed, we looked with awe at the many wrecks of German destroyers whi ch had gone down in battle with a more numerous enemy. There were wrecks of ships all over! We took quarters on the Stella Polaris, the former yacht of the King of Norway. There was a big welcome party with plenty of liquor. And before we went to our cabi ns we sailed all the white commandant caps, which we fo und on hooks on the promenade deck, into the icy waters. Of course, they made us dive overboard and get them back. There were ice floes all around us. We got sober right quick before we took a hot bath in a tub and dozed off into deep sleep on the flowery white linen. Who says that U-boatmen don ' t live like "the god in France"-as we say. There were decorations and a short leave home to the dear ones-unforgettable and beautiful days when the hearts were beating highest. But there were heavy bomb attacks, too, and they dropped leaflets saying that the life of a U-boatman only lasted an average of 60 days.
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Giese left U-405 in November 1942; a year later, almost to the day, U-405 was lost with all hands in a fierce duel with the destroyer USS Borie. The Borie was herselfso badly damaged during the encounter that she was abandoned with the loss of one third of her crew. .t
This excerpt is from Otto Giese' s oral account of life aboard U-405 and U181, adapted by Harry Cooper. Cooper is president ofSharkhunters, recognized as the leading research source in the Wes tern hemisphere for information pertaining to German U-boat activities in World War II. For information about Sharkhunters , send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Sharkhunters, PO Box 1539-ACl , Hernando FL 32642. SEA HISTORY 67 , AUTUMN 1993