Captured German crewmen from U-505 climbing a Jacob’s ladder from a whaleboat to come aboard USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), after their rescue from the Atlantic, 4 Jun 1944.

Caption     Captured German crewmen from U-505 climbing a Jacob’s ladder from a whaleboat to come aboard USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), after their rescue from the Atlantic, 4 Jun 1944. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-49173
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1944
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
15 Oct 2016 11:10:45 PM

In the whaleboat strapped to a stretcher due to his injuries is the U-Boat commander, Oberleutnant Harald Lange. Guadalcanal’s war diary lists the time of this transfer as 1645 hours (local time) on 4 Jun 1944.

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