Talk:Max Valentiner

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The grammar needs to be cleaned up in this. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.16.101.122 (talk) 20:05, 31 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]

an opinion

The blockade of germany by Great Britain broke international law too.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.153.107.87 (talk • contribs) 19:09,9 August 2007 (UTC)

Irrelevant; this is not the place to discuss that. Borg Sphere (talk) 23:18, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

no mention of British order found

U-38 found sealed British orders on the ss wood field ordering merchant British vessels to attach German U-boats on sight. This would shed light on the later actions involving the ss Persia217.16.113.220 (talk) 09:01, 1 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In what way? What relevance does the advice given by the Admiralty (merchant captains don't take orders from the RN) on how merchants should defend themselves have any bearing on why Valentiner sank the Persia? Was the Persia threatening U-38 in some way? Or was Valentiner just getting his retaliation in first? Xyl 54 (talk) 23:09, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]