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German Submarines

Pictures of submarines of the German Kriegsmarine of 1935 to 1945 on display. U 505 is in Chicago, U 995 is located in Laboe near Kiel and U 2540 in Bremerhaven. More information about these and another boat in the article German Submarines.

2010 April 7 15 / 2014 March 11

Bremerhaven (161) Chicago (155) Germany (318) Illinois (155) Laboe (157) Museum of Science and Industry (155) Rabea (1) Type IX (155) Type VII (157) Type XXI (161) U 2540 (161) U 505 (155) U 995 (157)

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A Secret Made Public

By the close of 1944, the Allies had a strong upper hand in the U-boat war. Still, it is not until May 4, 1945 that German Naval Command issued the following order: "Attention all U-boats. Cease-fire at once. Stop all hostile action against Allied shipping." Three days later, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies.

With the U-boat threat eliminated, the U.S. Navy no longer needed to keep the U-505 a secret. A press release was issued on May 16, 1945, detailing the capture and salvage effort. In the months that followed, the U-505 went on tour as part of the U.S. government's Seventh War Loan drive to raise funds for the war against Japan. The sub stopped at several East Coast cities, where spectators could climb aboard in exchange for purchasing war bonds.
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Captain
Lange, Harald W., Oberleutnant zur See

Officers
Brey, Kurt, Leutnant zur See (II W.O.)
Hauser, Josef, Oberleutnant (Ing.)
Meyer, Paul F., Oberleutnant zur See (I W.O.)
Rosenmeyer, Friedrich W., Oberassistenzarzt (Oberleutnant)

Enlisted Personnel
Acksel, Hans, Maschinenobergefreiter
Arndt, Henri E., Maschinenmaat
Bäumert, Walter, Matrosenobergefreiter
Becker, Ernst, Matrose
Borgmann, Helmut, Maschinenobergefreiter
Blau, Ludwig, Bootsmaat
Brall, Heinrich, Maschinenobergefreiter
Brockmann, Wilhelm, Matrosenobergefreiter
Deitz, Otto, Sanitätsgast
Duhme, Heinz, Matrosenobergefreiter
Engelbart, Willi, Matrosenobergefreiter
Felix, Ewald, Maschinengefreiter
Fricke, Otto, Obermaschinist
Göbeler, Hans, Maschinenobergefreiter
Gouder, Gerhardt, Maschinenobergefreiter
Hepach, Heinz, Maschinenmaat
Holdenried, Alfred K., Maschinenmaat
Hönemann, Werner K., Mechanikerobergefreiter
Hüse, Helmut, Matrosenobergefreiter
Jurica, Josef, Maschinengefreiter
Kalbitz, Erich W., Funkobergefreiter
Kern, Anton, Obergefreiter
Kiel, Erich, Maschinenmaat
Kietzmann, Rudi, Matrosenobergefreiter
Kneisel, Willi K., Maschinenobergefreiter
Knöss, Hermann, Obermechanikersmaat
Kohlmann, Heinz, Maschinenobergefreiter
Kraus, Josef, Matrosenobergefreiter
Krug, Günter, Maschinenobergefreiter
Laun, Erich H., Funkgefreiter
Lüdecke, Werner, Maschinenobergefreiter
Michael, Heinz F., Obermaat
Möller, Heinz, Bootsmann
Neebe, Hans, Maschinenobergefreiter
Rasch, Hans, Funkgefreiter
Reh, Werner K., Maschinenmaat
Reinig, Alfred, Obersteuermann
Sauer, Willi, Maschinenobergefreiter
Schiller, Wolfgang G., Mechanikerobergefreiter
Schmidt, Karl, Mechanikerobergefreiter
Schmidt, Willi, Stabsobermaschinist
Schubert, Wolfgang J., Maschinenobergefreiter
Senft, Hans G., Matrosenobergefreiter
Springer, Karl O., Maschinenmaat
Thorwesten, Ewald, Matrosenobergefreiter
Visser, Erich E., Maschinengefreiter
Wagner, Joachim W., Obermaschinenmaat
Weber, Ludwig A., Matrosengefreiter
Weingärtner, Albert, Oberbootsmaat
Weinhold, Albert, Bootsmann
Wenz, Josef, Mechanikergefreiter
Wilm, Gunter N., Matrosenobergefreiter

Killed in Action during the Capture of U-505
Fischer, Gottfried, Oberfunkmaat
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