As to Hitlers relationship with Japan during the end of WWII. I have recently read an article about Hitlers U869. There are many myths about U869 as when she was found off the coast of New Jersey (USA) neither Germany or the United States claimed to know anything about her being there.
One of these myths claimed that as Germany was falling to the allies Hitler directed this sub head for Japan among its cargo was jet engine technology, radar technology and of all things uranium. Supposedly german scientists had already configured a design for an atomic bomb made from this uranium but had no place to construct or test it due to the allies advancing on Germany.
From what the myth read when Germany surrendered to the Allies and a cease hostilities was announced the sub and most others like her surfaced and surrendered to allied navies. Now heres the strange part of the myth.
Supposedly when U869 was captured her cargo and the uranium fell into American hands and the cargo was lost from there. No records were to indicate exactly what was on board at this time or where it had been taken too. Well according to myth that uranuim would play a very important role in Japans very near future as a main ingredient in the first atomic bombs that would be dropped on Japan an bring about her complete and total surrender.
If this was the case and she was found off new jersey they why was she reported by the german navy to have been sunk off Gibraltar over a half a century ago. And why didnt the U.S. navy recognize the existence of her present location?
The sub is said to lye upright with her conning tower beside her. It is told that perhaps she became a victim of one of her very own torpedoes during a firing mishap. Or did the U.S. navy capture her, steal her cargo and then sink her without the germans knowing her location?
Could these stories about U-869 be true? Your guess is as good as mine I will try to do more homework on this to see how we made or aqquired the uranuim for the atomic bombs that we used. Pretty interesting read even if only a myth.
