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Of Barrow-in-Furness to be precise!! Just released are maps from 1975, produced by the KGB during the Cold War. Marked on the map are all the buildings that the Russian military believed were ...
During the war, Alex was a schoolboy living in Barrow-in-Furness. He recalls a lot of people lining Walney Channel to watch a captured German U-boat being towed into Barrow harbour.
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A military medal awarded to a racing pigeon for his heroic wartime exploits is coming home to Furness after it was bought on behalf of the Dock Museum in Barrow.
Message 1 - U-570 Posted on: 19 November 2005 by Peter - WW2 Site Helper. Dear Alexander. I read your account with interest. However, the U-Boat, U-570, wasn't brought to the surface and captured ...