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What happened to German U-boats after WW2?
Of the 156 U-boats that surrendered to the allies at the end of the war, 116 were scuttled as part of Operation Deadlight. The Royal Navy carried out the operation, and planned to tow the submarines to three areas about 100 miles (160 km) north-west of Ireland and sink them.
What happened to the u505 crew?
In 1944, the crew of U-505 arrived at Camp Ruston. The fact that they were alive had become a matter of military secrecy, and the 58 survivors were put into an isolated section of the camp.
How did the U-505 get to Chicago?
When the World War II German submarine U-505 last went under way, tugboats pulled it from a port in New Hampshire to Chicago, taking a month in 1954 to travel 3,000 miles through the St. Lawrence Seaway and across the Great Lakes, at a cost of $250,000.
Are these the remains of a WW2 German U-boat?
The wreck of a World War 2 Nazi submarine has been found washed up on the coast of Argentina this week which experts believe to be the remnants of a German U-boat. Many WW2 historians are hailing the find as proof that high ranking Nazi officials secretly escaped Germany after WW2, many of them fleeing to Argentina.
Did World War II U-boat remains found in Indonesia reveal war’s history?
Nov. 23, 2013— — Researchers have apparently discovered the remains of a World War II-era German U-boat and the skeletons of its crew off the coast of Indonesia. Experts say it’s an unprecedented find that could provide insight into how the war was fought in the South West Pacific theater.
What happened to World War I U-boat UB-29?
In 2014, researchers found the remains of U-576 off the coast of North Carolina, and just last year, the notorious German World War I U-boat UB-29 was found off the coast of Belgian. Jason Daley is a Madison, Wisconsin-based writer specializing in natural history, science, travel, and the environment.
Could the discovery of this U-boat give credence to Freudenstadt’s testimony?
“The discovery of this U-boat could lead some credence to the court statements of Herman Freudenstadt” admits professor Hollinger. Recently declassified files have revealed that an estimated 9,000 Nazis, including Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann and Auschwitz doctor Josef Mengele, fled to South America in the aftermath of the Second World War