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80-G-320321: Surrender of German U-boats, 1945

80-G-320321: Surrender of German U-boats, WWII. U.S. Colors fly proudly at her flagstaff as U-858, first German submarine to surrender to the U.S. in American waters, is brought to anchor behind the breakwater at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, May 14, 1945. Shown: Standing high on the conning tower with megaphone is Commander Williard D. Michael, USN, head of the charge party which brought the U-boat from a U.S. Navy patrol craft stands in the background as Sikorski HNS-1 helicopter hovers overhead. Official Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
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Caption: Surrender of German U-boats, 1945. U.S. Colors fly proudly at her flagstaff as U-858, first German submarine to surrender to the U.S. in American waters, is brought to anchor behind the breakwater at Cape Henlopen, Delaware, May 14, 1945. Shown: Standing high on the conning tower with megaphone is Commander Williard D. Michael, USN, head of the charge party which brought the U-boat from a U.S. Navy patrol craft stands in the background as Sikorski HNS-1 helicopter hovers overhead. Official Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/07/18).
Accession #: 80-G-320321
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