Wulf Schmidt
1911–1992Tate claimed his naval friend bragged about a minefield, a U‑boat was sunk, and he protested before the Kriegsmarine restricted U‑boat movements.
Particulars
Tate reported that his 'mine‑laying friend', a Royal Navy officer, bragged about a new minefield near Ireland, noting that the clues should have alerted the Germans but nothing seemed to happen. He added that a U‑boat was reported sunk off Ireland and that his friend came by to celebrate this success.
Tate said he was angry and ready to quit, having risked his life for the intelligence and a U‑boat was lost because the Germans had not acted on it. Two days later, the German Navy ordered its U‑boats to avoid a sixty‑square‑mile zone around the seamount, forfeiting the navigation fix and providing a safe zone for Allied ships.
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