SONAR-BENDER
War Hero

Looking for a bit of help here!
I was on Bulwark 77 - 79 and after a while bringing her out of mothballs, we headed off to Hamburg for a jolly.
While in Hamburg an opportunity arose for several members of the Ship’s Company to attend a ceremony in East Berlin.
I cannot remember the dates we were in Hamburg or what the event in E Berlin was and would like to know, as today I was talking to a chap from Berlin.
I do recall the trip to W Berlin, seeing all the rows of Soviet tanks from the train, staying at Spandau Barracks and going through Checkpoint Charlie in a coach - but have no recollection of what or precisely where, the ‘ceremony’ was. On the way back to Hamburg, we took a detour to Belsen.
Can anyone help me out here? Even the dates we were in Hamburg would be a start!
I was on Bulwark 77 - 79 and after a while bringing her out of mothballs, we headed off to Hamburg for a jolly.
While in Hamburg an opportunity arose for several members of the Ship’s Company to attend a ceremony in East Berlin.
I cannot remember the dates we were in Hamburg or what the event in E Berlin was and would like to know, as today I was talking to a chap from Berlin.
I do recall the trip to W Berlin, seeing all the rows of Soviet tanks from the train, staying at Spandau Barracks and going through Checkpoint Charlie in a coach - but have no recollection of what or precisely where, the ‘ceremony’ was. On the way back to Hamburg, we took a detour to Belsen.
Can anyone help me out here? Even the dates we were in Hamburg would be a start!