Talk:German submarine U-552

message: As of the 27 November 2006, this page is being routinely reverted by an unregistered user who insists on pushing an unsourced and incorrect version of events surrounding the sinking of the David H Atwater. Repeated attempts to prevent the user from doing this have met with failure, and this is a warning to those who read it not to believe all that is said here. A more balanced version presenting both sides of the issue can be seen here. Should this dispute be resolved at some point could the parties who resolve it please remove this warning from the talk page.  --Jackyd101 17:59, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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message: An unregistered user has repeatedly changed this article in ways which violate WP:POV. The section regarding the sinking of the David H Atwater was a balanced section discussing both impressions of the incident but has been repeatedly changed by to reflect a biased and unsourced point of view by aforementioned User 71.75.217.133. I will revert the article once more, but if it is changed again I will request protection to prevent unregistered users making edits. Consider this fair warning--Jackyd101 03:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: A warning

message: This:
"Some sources say that handheld machine guns were also fired as she closed with the David H. Atwater."
was removed without explanation by the anonymous editor at 75.181.153.57. I’ve put it back, as it’s waiting for a citation. If one isn’t forthcoming it’ll be removed, but not before proper discussion. 
75.181.153.57: If you have anything to say, please say it here. Xyl 54 (talk) 14:07, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  recent edit, Oct-Nov 

message: The Allies prosecuted, and in some cases executed, German naval officers after the war for firing on shipwreck survivors. Assuming arguendo that Topp intentionally continued firing on the ship after it was clear that the ship was sinking and the crew was attempting to abandon ship, and that he also ordered his crew to fire on lifeboats and shipwreck survivors in the water, why was he not prosecuted as a war criminal in 1945 or 1946 along with the others? 
I am not, repeat not, saying that it didn't happen as many of you say it did. What I am asking is that if it did happen as you say, the Allies knew about it in 1945 and they knew that Topp had been in command of U-552. Why wasn't Topp prosecuted in 1945 or 1946 like the others? 
Was Topp ever asked about this? There was obviously no way for him to know in 1941 that the Reuben James was an American destroyer escorting a convoy of war supplies to England, rather than an English destroyer escorting a convoy of war supplies to England, when he sank the Reuben James, but whatever Topp did when attacking the merchant ship he obviously did know what he was doing there -- whatever his perceptions and intentions were.
Can any of you experts in this area clarify why Topp was not prosecuted while other German naval officers were being prosecuted and executed for firing on lifeboats and shipwreck survivors in the water? Thanks. (71.22.47.232 (talk) 04:13, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why wasn't Topp prosecuted? 

message: I've deleted Belgian Soldier and all detail from the 'Raiding history' table, as according to the U-553 page, she sank that ship on 3 August 1942, (its referenced), so its unlikely that she was damaged by U-552 on the same day. I've inserted Lochkatrine from the uboat.net source instead. I've also inserted Maro. If they're wrong, please change it.
RASAM (talk) 14:25, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
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