Attack and Capture - The Story of U-Boat 505

original title:
Attack and Capture - The Story of U-Boat 505
other titles:
Jagd auf U-505
country / year of production:
USA / 2000
original length:
52 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 19 April 2000
genre:
Documentary
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plot synopsis:
On June 4, 1944 Captain Daniel Gallery and his crew succeeded in capturing a German submarine. It can now be seen in a museum in Chicago.
The documentary shows rare filming material and interviews with members of the American and the German crews.
keywords:
submarine , navy , documentary , sea-battle
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Theodore P. Savas. Hunt and kill. U-505 and the U-boat war in the Atlantic. Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2004.
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availability:
DVD