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NH 55075 USS CATOCTIN (AGC-5)

USS CATOCTIN (AGC-5)
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Title: USS CATOCTIN (AGC-5)
Caption: Rear Admiral Heinrich Rhufus, German commanding officer of Southern France Coastal Defenses, captured in Toulon, gives the Nazi salute to the quarterdeck of the American command ship USS CATOCTIN (AGC-5) as he leaves the ship with his chief of staff Commander Rhuling, on the first leg of the journey to a prison camp. Vice Admiral Hewitt, on board CATOCTIN, his flagship, did not take time to receive the two Germans.
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Catalog #: NH 55075
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: BW Photo
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