woolgar Joined Oct 10, 2009 Messages 983 Thanks Received 10 Location Yorkshire Nov 27, 2009 #1 Lothar Gunther Buchheim the author of Das Boot and U Boat officer of WW2 attended a NPEA but I cannot find out which one! Any of you knowledgable guys know? Cheers Nick
Lothar Gunther Buchheim the author of Das Boot and U Boat officer of WW2 attended a NPEA but I cannot find out which one! Any of you knowledgable guys know? Cheers Nick
Garry Admin Joined Jun 5, 2009 Messages 8,519 Thanks Received 3,072 Location Germany Aug 26, 2013 #2 Hi Nick, This is an error that was propagated by the media in Germany for many years. He was never at an NPEA. He went to school in Chemnitz. In 1998 he was also described as having been at the NS-Reichsschule in Feldafing but that wasn't true either. http://www.welt.de/kultur/article780625/Lothar-Guenther-Buchheim-war-nie-auf-einer-Napola.html
Hi Nick, This is an error that was propagated by the media in Germany for many years. He was never at an NPEA. He went to school in Chemnitz. In 1998 he was also described as having been at the NS-Reichsschule in Feldafing but that wasn't true either. http://www.welt.de/kultur/article780625/Lothar-Guenther-Buchheim-war-nie-auf-einer-Napola.html