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Typescript of Herman Tholens’s account of his attempted escape. On the evening of 15 August the officers escaped to the shore as U-boat U 38 approached the Great Orme. They used an electric lamp for signalling, but the beam was hidden by a rocky ledge. As a result the rescue failed.
Source:
CX258/1/6, Conwy Archive Service.
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