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80-G-700488: Surrender of German U-Boats, 1945

<p>80-G-700488: Surrender of German U-Boats, 1945Crew of German submarine, U-858, which surrendered to units of Atlantic Fleet are transferred from a DE to a U.S. tug in May 1945 which met the U boat and her escorts 50 miles over Cape May, New Jersey. They were taken to internment at Fort Miles, Delaware Bay. Photograph released May 10, 1945. U</p>
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Caption: Surrender of German U-Boats, 1945. Crew of German submarine, U-858, which surrendered to units of Atlantic Fleet are transferred from a DE to a U.S. tug in May 1945 which met the U boat and her escorts 50 miles over Cape May, New Jersey. They were taken to internment at Fort Miles, Delaware Bay. Photograph released May 10, 1945. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/06/28).
Accession #: 80-G-700488
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