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Capt. R B Hesketh, MC was involved in the capture of Admiral Doenitz and maybe his Mercedes April 1, 2011 Hello there, My name is Oliver Dempsey. My grandfather, Capt. R B Hesketh, MC was involved in the capture of Admiral Doenitz. Whilst alive my grandfather spoke little of his war, but there were a few stories that slipped out and were glossed over before he died. One of these was when i was young and involved the Admirals arrest. My grandfather gave me a set of keys to a Mercedes in a red leather keyring and showed me a photograph of the car they belonged to. The photo was of a photo in a glass case with the imperial flags taken from the car flanking the photo. I was told these were the keys to Doenitz's car. I have no way of verifying this and your are my starting point in this pursuit. Any information you might have would be very much appreciated. Sincerely
What a fascinating story, I have not been able to turn up details of the Admiral's Mercedes Car at the time of his capture, but he certainly had such a car in Flensburg. Do you still have those keys if so, could you perhaps photograph them and send me a copy so we might add the photo and the story to AHOY? Best Regards, |
