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Designated NHL. 1989 [4] U-505 is a German Type IXC submarine built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. It was captured by the United States Navy on 4 June 1944 and survives as a museum ship in Chicago. In her unlucky career, it had the distinction of being the "most heavily damaged U-boat to successfully return to port" in World ...
U-505. Awards. Iron Cross, 1st class. Peter Zschech (1 October 1918 – 24 October 1943) was the second commander of the German submarine U-505. He earned notoriety as the first commanding officer to commit suicide while in active command of a naval vessel, [disputed – discuss] as well as the only submariner to ever do so while underwater.
Andersch wrote his only known non-fiction story, "In Memory of Captain Fleisher," a true account of his friendship and memories of the Jewish, POW camp doctor who Andersch became friends with while interned at the camp. Hans Goebeler - perhaps the most well-known member of the U-505 crew, Goebeler emigrated to the U.S. after the war. He was a ...
U-571. (film) U-571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by Jonathan Mostow from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber and Matthew Settle. The film follows a World War II German submarine boarded by American submariners to capture her ...
Albert David. Albert Leroy David (July 18, 1902 – September 17, 1945) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II and a recipient of two Navy Crosses as well as the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role in helping to capture the German submarine U-505, off the coast of French West Africa in June 1944.
Zenon B. Lukosius. Zenon B. Lukosius (August 24, 1918 – August 12, 2006) was an American World War II veteran who was a member of the U.S. Navy crew that captured the German submarine U-505, in 1944. This was the first time that the US Navy had captured an enemy ship since the nineteenth century.
Daniel Vincent Gallery (July 10, 1901 – January 16, 1977) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He saw extensive action during World War II, fighting U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, where his most notable achievement was the June 4, 1944 capture of the German submarine U-505. After the war, Gallery was a prolific author of ...
Losses: 1 destroyer sunk. Operation Teardrop was a United States Navy operation during World War II, conducted between April and May 1945, to sink German U-boats approaching the Eastern Seaboard that were believed to be armed with V-1 flying bombs. Germany had threatened to attack New York with V-1 flying bombs and rocket U-boats.