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80-G-320317: Surrender of German U-boats, 1945

80-G-320317: 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: Heading for the American shore a group of German prisoners light-up cigarettes contained in the American Red Cross kits provided them. At left is Lieutenant Robert H. Braun, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
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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: Heading for the American shore a group of German prisoners light-up cigarettes contained in the American Red Cross kits provided them. At left is Lieutenant Robert H. Braun, USNR. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
Accession #: 80-G-320317
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