Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist,last surviving member of the group of officers around Claus von Stauffenberg,dies at 90.
As a young officer he was part of the bombing plot against Hitler on 20 juli 1944 .He was arrested  but survived his ordeal in  a concentration camp.After the war he became a publicer.In 1962 he was a co-founder of the annual Munchen Safety conference.
Source:Standaard Online news

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Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist

The 'Swamp Ghost' B-17 comes home,unveiled in Long Beach.
http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/the-swamp-ghost-b-17-comes-home-unveiled-in-long-beach.html

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Swamp Ghost

Event: The Dump That Sunk a U-Boat – April 1945

Relieving oneself aboard a submerged submarine doesn’t differ from the usual dry land procedure, but getting rid of the resulting waste is much, much more complicated, requiring advanced technology and the training of personnel to operate the equipment. Unfortunately for the crew of German U-1206, a systems failure was the beginning of unlucky events that would lead to four deaths.

The original toilet or “head” developed for U-boats was a two-valve system that only worked during shallow dives. The newest VIIC U-boats like U-1206 were outfitted with new toilets with a high pressure valve rigged for deep water dives. 

On April 14, 1945, while patrolling at 200 feet, 10 miles off Scotland’s coast under the command of Karl-Adolph Schlitt, an improperly flushed toilet aboard U-1206 malfunctioned and began flooding the compartment with sewage and salt water. The water leaked into the batteries, creating deadly chlorine gas. The captain was forced to surface the submarine.

While repairs were being made, U-1206 was spotted by British patrols and fired upon. The captain burned his orders and scuttled the boat. One crewman died in the attack, and three others drowned. Forty-six other crewmen were captured. While it’s not known exactly whose “movement” caused the initial problem, some have speculated the captain himself was responsible. The lost submarine was rediscovered in 2012.

