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 ...
A life raft carrying survivors from German submarine U-546 in the midst of a group of U.S. Navy destroyer escorts. (Wikimedia Commons) As World War II drew to a close, U.S. Navy intelligence suspected ...
The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...