Two armed Coast Guardsman escort a surrendering German. Greenland. 1941-45

Gift of the Scanlan Family
Description: 

Photograph. Photograph of an illustration of two armed Coast Guardsman escort a surrendering German in Greenland.Official caption on reverse: "110943 (6). From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Official U.S. Coast Guard. Hungry and cold, this prisoner, a junior officer in the German Navy, Doctor Rolf Sensse, was discovered in mopping up operations. He expressed surprize [sic] at the humane treatment afforded him by his U.S. Army and Coast Guard captors. He was one of a German force that traveled up and down the coast of Greenland, destroying Danish settlements and radio stations. (This was sketched by Coast Guard Combat Artist Norman Thomas in Greenland.)." A circled "4" drawn in pencil on photo reverse. No date

Image Information

Donor: 
Mrs. Kathleen M. Scanlan
Accession Number: 
2015.063.021
Date: 
1941
1945
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Topical Subjects: 
Prisoners of war--German
Collection Level: 
Items from the service of John J. Scanlan Jr., who served in the United States Coast Guard. Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Scanlan worked for a newspaper prior to joining the Coast Guard. During the war, he acquired photographs published by the Public Relations Division of the United States Coast Guard. The collection consists of photographs from most of the theaters of operations and depict life in the field and aboard a ship for Coast Guardsmen and Marines. Also included is a satirical piece of military correspondence. See collection 2012.321 for more items from the collection subject.
Geography: 
Grønland
Latitude: 
72.000
Longitude: 
-40.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Prisoners of war--German
Death & burial