Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Hunt and Capture of German Submarine U-505” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/hunt-and-capture-of-german-submarine-u-505/.
Hunt and Capture of German Submarine U-505
- Thread starter Mike H.
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I toured the U505 decades ago when I was a kid and my folks took me to Chicago. Even as a young boy I was amazed at how my it is inside. Truly a different breed of men than today’s pups. And the cajones it took to board a sinking and scuttled ship you know nothing about, close the valves, disarm the timed scuttling charges while securing documents and equipment, all the time knowlingit could go to the bottom at anytime taking you with it. Those were MEN!
Sld1959
Ronin
My dad, in WWII, always said he was half the man his father was, wounded three times in WWI, and i have always felt i am probably half the man my father was. As to this generation I suppose they will have to decide where they stand on that scale by looking in thier own mirror as the get older.
artmerkle57
Alpha
As a kid, my dad took me to see the U505. The sub was kept outside at the museum. Fall of 2023 we traveled to Chicago and returned to the museum to see the sub. Lo and behold, the sub was restored and moved inside and protected from the elements. The display was an authentic re-creation of a Nazi submarine pen. You have to go see it to appreciate what the museum has done to improve this piece of history!
