Otto
Kretchner, commander of the German submarine U-99, speaking in 1994.
It’s a bit difficult for us now, trying to gain an insight into what
was going on in the Battle of the Atlantic… During the war
the role of the U-boat sailor was a much-despised one.
They were thought of as pirates and that sort of
thing, but when we talk to people on both sides now, it’s
almost as if they were talking about a football match;
everything’s jolly and very friendly.
It’s hard to realize that all those years ago these
same people were at sea trying to kill each other.
What does Source A tell us about the Battle of the
Atlantic?