Captured German "one man submarine" on Anzio beachhead in April 1944
U.S. Army Signal Corp photograph, Gift in Memory of William F. Caddell, Sr., from the Collection of The National World War II Museum
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250.Photograph. "21 April 44. MM-5-44-3966. Fifth Army, Anzio Beachhead Area, Italy. Captured German "one man submarine" converted from an ordinary torpedo from which the war head has been removed and a control cockpit substituted. Beneath this is fastened a regulation torpedo which can be released at a target and the "one man submarine" returns. This one landed on Anzio beachhead where the 17 year old Nazi pilot was captured. In middle of removal operations the torpedo air chamber opens and the propeller starts spraying water all over the duck. Photo by Blau. 163rd Signal Photo Co." Anzio Beachhead Area, Italy. 21 April 1944
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Signal Corps photographs from the service of William F. Caddell, Sr. taken from the Fall of Rome through the end of the war.
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Anzio
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41.450
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12.617
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Submarines--German--Italy
Beaches--Italy