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S-517-A CAPT Frank G. Springer Collection

Collection of six photographs of members of Tripartite Naval Commission at Hamburg, Berlin, and Rostock, Germany, circa summer of 1945. The images show representatives from the US, British, and Soviet Navies and Merchant Marines. The Commission was formed to allocate seized German ships and submarines to the nations of United States, Great Britain, and USSR.  Specific images consist of the Tripartite Merchant Marine Commission at Hamburg (large group photo), senior members of the Tripartite Naval Commission (signed by those present), and four group photographs of the US, Soviet, and British members of the Commission. US Navy representatives present include: VADM R.L. Ghormley (senior US commission representative – Commander, US Naval Forces Germany), LCDR Jamie Adair, and CDR Frank G. Springer. The donor, CAPT Frank G. Springer, was a Senior US Inspector and Engineering Duty Officer.
Title: CAPT Frank G. Springer Collection
Caption: Collection photo # S-517-A.01 - group photo of the Tripartite Naval Commission, including CDR Frank G. Springer.
Description: Collection of six photographs of members of Tripartite Naval Commission at Hamburg, Berlin, and Rostock, Germany, circa summer of 1945. The images show representatives from the US, British, and Soviet Navies and Merchant Marines. The Commission was formed to allocate seized German ships and submarines to the nations of United States, Great Britain, and USSR.  Specific images consist of the Tripartite Merchant Marine Commission at Hamburg (large group photo), senior members of the Tripartite Naval Commission (signed by those present), and four group photographs of the US, Soviet, and British members of the Commission. US Navy representatives present include: VADM R.L. Ghormley (senior US commission representative – Commander, US Naval Forces Germany), LCDR Jamie Adair, and CDR Frank G. Springer. The donor, CAPT Frank G. Springer, was a Senior US Inspector and Engineering Duty Officer.
Catalog #: S-517-A
Donor: CAPT Frank G. Springer
Copyright Owner: Naval History & Heritage Command
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  • World War II 1939-1945
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