The commander of the German U-532 submarine (type IX C / 40) frigate-captain Otto-Heinrich Junker (1905-2000), second from the left, salutes the British Commander-in-Chief, Western Approches Command Navy Admiral Max Horton (1883-1951), descending the ramp to the submarine at Gladstone Dock in Liverpool, England.
   On its last trip, the U-532 submarine left Jakarta, Indonesia, in January 1945, delivering to Europe, among other things, tungsten, tin, rubber and caffeine. Being close to its destination, the commander of the submarine found out about the capitulation of Germany and decided to surrender and enter into British captivity; 05/18/1945.



Surrender of Commander

Remarkable low-level oblique picture of the German battleship Tirpitz, moored in Åfjord, Norway, taken by Flight Lieutenant A.P.F. Fane, a former racing car driver, from an altitude of 100 feet.
taken from fb/R.Kennedy/WWII military info & photos

birdseye view of the Tirpitz

THE PRIDE OF THE KREIGSMARINE 
AND THE TERROR OF THE SEAS....
THE BISMARCK!!!