Bell Island's Mine Tour and Museum showcases collection of Nazi memorabilia
A collection of Nazi artifacts belonging to Rolf Rüggeberg, the commander of U-513, one of the U-Boats that attacked Bell Island, is on display in the museum on the island.
“The mines did ship ore to Great Britain and to Germany and to France and various European countries," said Teresita McCarthy, executive director of the“When the war started, there was no more ore sent to Germany, because we then were part of Great Britain. We stopped sending ore to Germany and, consequently, Germany wanted to make sure that enemy, our allies, weren't getting any more. That's the reason why the iron ore carriers were sank in Conception Bay.
“They stopped sending into Germany and, of course, Germany didn't want us to send it anywhere else. Consequently, the U-boats came and sunk the carriers. If they couldn’t have it, no one would.”In the museum on Bell Island devoted to the mines is a collection of Nazi memorabilia off in one corner, which includes iron crosses and a document signed by Adolf Hitler himself.
The mines on Bell Island were an important part of the war effort, which was the main reason it was attacked in 1942. — Evan Careen/The Telegram, at a scuba trade show in England. "We tried to convey to her that, 'No, your father did his job, and he did a good job, and our fathers and our forefathers did theirs.' It was nothing personal as such.”
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