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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Daily Factoid
During a patrol of Pentland Firth, U-21 ran aground on 26 March 1940 off the island of Oddknuppen, SE of Mandal. As a result of this diplomatic incident, U-21 and her crew were interned by the Norwegians at Kristiansand-Sud until after the German landings in Norway on 9 April 1940.
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Charles McCain is a lifelong student of World War Two. He grew up in South Carolina and is a graduate of Tulane University. An Honorable German is his first novel. After surviving a bout with cancer 2 1/2 years ago, Mr. McCain is at work on several writing projects. He lives in Washington, DC.
