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80-G-320308: Surrender of German U-boats, 1945

80-G-320308: Surrender of German U-boats, WWII.  Surrender of German U-boat, U-858, 700 miles off the New England Coast to two destroyer escorts, May 10, 1945.  Shown:  A boarding party from USS ATR-57 goes aboard U-858.  Air coverage is provided by K-Type lighter-than-air aircraft.   In the background is one DE which escorted the submarine.   Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.  (2017/07/18).
Caption: Surrender of German U-boats, 1945.. Surrender of German U-boat, U-858, 700 miles off the New England Coast to two destroyer escorts, May 10, 1945. Shown: A boarding party from USS ATR-57 goes aboard U-858. Air coverage is provided by K-Type lighter-than-air aircraft. In the background is one DE which escorted the submarine. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
Accession #: 80-G-320308
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  • People-Places-Things--German
  • Theater of Operations--Atlantic
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Wars & Conflicts
  • World War II 1939-1945
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