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The daring capture of U-505 changed the Battle of the Atlantic

On June 4, 1944, two days before the Normandy landings, an American hunter-killer group in the Atlantic forced a German submarine to the surface off the coast of French West Africa. The U-boat was ...
Business Insider

Take a look inside the German submarine captured by the US during WWII

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it in 1944. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can ...
AOL

I toured the only remaining German submarine captured by the US during World War II. Take a closer look.

When the German submarine U-505 was captured by US forces in 1944, the mission was top secret. Now, eight decades later, the vessel — the only intact German submarine that was captured by US forces ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Book Scene: Alexander Rose's new book recounts daring WWII capture of German U-boat

Alexander Rose’s "Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II’s Most Daring Heist" is a thrilling, deeply researched account of one of the most audacious naval operations of ...
Chicago Tribune

Today in Chicago History: German sub U-505 — now housed at Museum of Science and Industry — captured by US Navy

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 4, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Flashback: June 4, 1989 Eastland ...