Stealing a Nazi Submarine From Under Hitler's Nose - And Got Away With It

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025

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  • @paullappin106
    @paullappin106 5 дней назад +12

    Sometimes you forget just how good these uploads are, getting sick of AI scripts and text to voice garbage. Thanks for the great content.

  • @gerrywalsh5766
    @gerrywalsh5766 16 дней назад +33

    I've been on the U-505... Absolutely amazing how a crew of men can work together in the confines of a metal tube.

    • @DanieleDaugherty
      @DanieleDaugherty 13 дней назад +3

      I as well, cramped environment

    • @gerrywalsh5766
      @gerrywalsh5766 13 дней назад +2

      @DanieleDaugherty barely enough room to change your mind. It had to be amazingly LOUD between those two 9 cylinder MAN diesel engines... and extremely HOT.

    • @slick1ru2
      @slick1ru2 8 дней назад +1

      Excellent. Thanks for the info, the only new part of the story.

  • @ThreeEyeGypsy30
    @ThreeEyeGypsy30 17 дней назад +26

    The presentations you put together are quite incredible. Capturing the hard work and sacrifice during those hard times, and keeping their history alive

  • @paulmichals
    @paulmichals 17 дней назад +77

    Growing up in the western Chicago suburbs I visited the U-505 on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry many times. After High School I enlisted in the US Navy and severed aboard the USS Queenfish SSN651 out of Pearl Harbor from 1976 - 1979. A lot more room on a US Nuclear Powered Submarine built in the 1960s than a German Diesel boat built in the late 1930s.

    • @geraldrandall6236
      @geraldrandall6236 17 дней назад +1

      /

    • @williamkaczmarek3996
      @williamkaczmarek3996 17 дней назад +1

      Amen to That!

    • @artbobik3516
      @artbobik3516 17 дней назад +1

      that is the truth - I had a training trip on a Diesel Boat - I have been to sea on three different versions and the FBM /SSBN is the best bot could be boring - The SSN can ger real interesting -

    • @nancymilawski1048
      @nancymilawski1048 15 дней назад +3

      Thank you for your service

    • @snakeinthegrass7443
      @snakeinthegrass7443 14 дней назад +2

      That took a lot of courage. A big thank you to you, sir.🙏

  • @jesstreloar7706
    @jesstreloar7706 17 дней назад +19

    Boarding an enemy ship in war time is not stealing, it is properly called "boarding and seizing, (a war prize)". The first time an enemy vessel had been seized by the US Navy since 1812.

  • @kattengat2
    @kattengat2 16 дней назад +14

    It’s at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. When they recently moved it into a new, dedicated part of the museum, there’s some great news footage of it on lake shore drive.

  • @garykubodera9528
    @garykubodera9528 17 дней назад +13

    My family got the chance to see the WWII German U-505 last year!! Incredible the US Navy was able to capture it and now sits on display in Chicago along with displaying even a couple of the torpedoes no less! Worth the time to see and a rare opportunity if your ever in Chicago!!
    I have also had the chance to see the Gato class WWII US Navy submarine on display in Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco 2yrs ago and it really gives you a good idea of the courage and skill that both navel submariners had to go to war in them!! Much respect for these sailors on both sides!! A disabled US Army Veteran 😃

  • @artbobik3516
    @artbobik3516 17 дней назад +9

    growing up in Chicago in the 50's and early 60's I used to ditch school and go play on the U-505 - when I was 17, I reported aboard the SSBN-635 on April 10, 1964, and on the SSN-603 on April 10, 1965 - My Exec on the 603 was the same Exec that stayed in port and survived on April 10. 1963 - My Grandson is on his second SSN Boat at the moment -

  • @stevenburkhardt1963
    @stevenburkhardt1963 15 дней назад +6

    I too have been aboard U-505 at the Museum of Science of Industry in Chicago, back in the late 70'3 on a Boy Scout trip from Michigan

  • @ditlofj3280
    @ditlofj3280 13 дней назад +14

    His quote "maybe our morning prayers have something to do with it "
    Absolutely 💯 %

  • @DesMen-i9z
    @DesMen-i9z 10 дней назад +3

    Capt Daniel Gallery retired as a 2 star Rear Admiral. He was involved in the Revolt of the Admirals incident where he fought against the scrapping of the carrier force. That cost him his 3rd star. Also, most Rear Admirals of his era retired as Vice Admirals. But not him. Rear Admiral Gallery was a true hero.

  • @johnstephen2869
    @johnstephen2869 7 дней назад +2

    amazing story and historic film records. Incredible, well done.

  • @NovaResource
    @NovaResource 14 дней назад +14

    For anyone interested, the movie “U-571” is (very loosely) based on the U-505 capture. The story has been considerably modified for Hollywood but I think it’s still a good movie. It has some really good actors, Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel and Jon Bon-Jovi (yes, the singer).

  • @moobaz8675
    @moobaz8675 15 дней назад +3

    Thats quite incredible. An amazing story of cool leadership, daring, skill, bravery and creative thinking.

  • @navypowertv
    @navypowertv 16 дней назад +8

    This's one of the boldest and most brilliant operations in WWII! Captain Daniel Gallery’s incredible gamble to capture U-505, despite the risks and skepticism, was a game-changer. The courage of the boarding party and the intelligence they secured was a turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic. What do you think - could this have been the most daring naval operation of the war?

  • @jimwiskus8862
    @jimwiskus8862 15 дней назад +4

    Great piece of Naval history! Thank you!

    • @barbaradyson6951
      @barbaradyson6951 12 дней назад

      Don't forget the yanks captured the enigma machine not the British

  • @thelowlyengineer3325
    @thelowlyengineer3325 14 дней назад +2

    My great great Uncle was a member of the committee that brought U-505 to the Museum. The bicycle he road in the Olympics used to be on display there as well. He was in interesting guy, wish I had got the chance to meet him.

  • @jimhrn8522
    @jimhrn8522 17 дней назад +5

    Um... getting your radio transmissions intercepted by the AMERICANS is the very definition of bad luck😂

  • @trippie-gone
    @trippie-gone 15 дней назад +2

    I’ve never heard this story. What an incredible feat. Excellent video 😊

  • @GMiller-h5m
    @GMiller-h5m 3 дня назад

    This was incredible. Thank you for your hard work.

  • @scotthill1600
    @scotthill1600 13 дней назад +5

    TFE did it first but I appreciate a more textbook breakdown. Keep up the great content & shouts to both channels for educational / historical content

  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily 17 дней назад +5

    Astounding.
    Submarine life is hard.
    Even today. Jim in Chile

  • @domelxx8379
    @domelxx8379 День назад

    Great documentary 👏 👍 thank you. You're Pro

  • @thunderovthebruh
    @thunderovthebruh 17 дней назад +13

    Oh hey, Finding Nemo Submarine thumbnail.

    • @rickm2573
      @rickm2573 17 дней назад +3

      The original Finding Nemo

  • @gurugordon
    @gurugordon 2 дня назад

    The Allies already had Enigma machines. What they needed were the code books and the current machine settings. This was the real value of the capture.

  • @mrbeatle1221
    @mrbeatle1221 10 дней назад +3

    Failing to mention that the submarine is now on display at the museum of science and industry in Chicago seems like a massive oversight on your writers part.

  • @LarrySimon-lz7ky
    @LarrySimon-lz7ky 15 дней назад +2

    A two-thumbs-up for this report.

  • @chipcurry
    @chipcurry 17 дней назад +6

    A story well told!

  • @Dra741
    @Dra741 12 дней назад +2

    The most important thing at this time is to get the Enigma machines get all of the intelligence from everybody abandoning ship very quickly but you want to get the Enigma machines, and they were connected with Japanese purple Communications operation, which means you might find the encryption and decryption equipment for the Japanese purple code on that ship

  • @camrenwick
    @camrenwick 11 дней назад +2

    The Enigma code machine had already been broken 2 years before at Blechley Park UK, but kept secret.

  • @slypear
    @slypear 3 дня назад

    Great presentation - as usual - thank you!
    Is all the footage around the 505 and its capture, crew, boarding and so on the real thing from that event?
    I'm not being cynical, just simply curious~

  • @Nubbe999
    @Nubbe999 2 дня назад

    A time in history when the US military could keep a secret. Something unheard of today.

  • @roderickcampbell2105
    @roderickcampbell2105 17 дней назад +8

    Hitler did have a pretty big nose.

  • @paulsander5433
    @paulsander5433 17 дней назад +11

    Gallery was apparently kind of a blow-hard. The British had already captured 3- and 4-rotor Enigma machines from damaged U-boots that subsequently sunk. Dark Seas noted that Gallery had good intelligence about the locations of the U-boot fleet, so where do we think that came from? Gallery's efforts were a genuine threat to the intelligence gathering effort, if word got out that a U-boot had been captured, and he was properly chastised by Adm. King. I'm glad that part of the story was included in this documentary because it's so often omitted.
    That said, the U-505 is a fascinating exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. I've taken the tour several times, but not since it was brought indoors where visitors can also inspect the exterior of the boat.

    • @frankvanderhulst926
      @frankvanderhulst926 17 дней назад +3

      Yes... Bletchley Park asked the aroyal Navy to try to "pinch" U-boat Enigma machines but more importantly the code tables that went with them. Some RN sailors died in the attempt, trapped in the U-boat as it sank.

    • @kristoffermangila
      @kristoffermangila 12 дней назад

      The chastisement of Admiral King of Captain Gallery was primarily due to the effect the U-505 capture might have on the codebreaking activities of the Allies in the Pacific. If the Germans got wind of U-505's capture, they would tell their Japanese allies that Enigma was compromised, and they would changes all of their ciphers in no time.

    • @paulsander5433
      @paulsander5433 12 дней назад +1

      @@kristoffermangila The Japanese didn't use Enigma, they used something called Purple. The USA had broken it well enough in 1941 that they had advance knowledge that the Japanese consul would break ties on Dec. 7. The Japanese used Purple through the end of the war despite warnings from Germany that it had been broken. So it's unlikely that knowledge of the breaking of Enigma would have had much effect in the Pacific.
      Interestingly, the Allies got important intelligence about the defense of Europe from communications from Japanese diplomats in Germany using the Purple cipher.

  • @jameshammers5239
    @jameshammers5239 17 дней назад +1

    WITH MEN LIKE THIS........................WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A COUNTRY !!

    • @noneck3099
      @noneck3099 6 дней назад

      These accomplishments are 70 years old ... what has your country done since?

  • @aaronfrizzel3821
    @aaronfrizzel3821 17 дней назад +1

    Awesome story thank you.

  • @craig162
    @craig162 17 дней назад +2

    Great video.

  • @johnlansing2902
    @johnlansing2902 17 дней назад +3

    Greatest generation !

  • @spvillano
    @spvillano 12 дней назад +1

    The first uboat captured, after U-110 was captured by the British in May 9, 1941. U-505 (this one) captured by the US on June 4, 1944. The film U-571 being loosely based off of the U-110 capture by the British, but Hollywood reattributed it to the US because well, it's Hollywood.
    U-110 sinking while under tow to Iceland.

  • @annehersey9895
    @annehersey9895 16 дней назад +1

    Great video! From all I’ve seen in videos and read in books, Admiral King was a real jerk!😊

  • @helenlaws5658
    @helenlaws5658 2 дня назад

    I agree with Admiral King - obtaining an Enigma machine and code books great and no doubt very useful to the war effort - towing the sub back to Bermuda and risking the German's finding out that their messages could be read - not very smart.

  • @MichaelMcKinnon-o6p
    @MichaelMcKinnon-o6p День назад

    U-505 a type IX C was captured during WWII and it's currently housed in the Museum of Science and Industry.

  • @robertheselberg1784
    @robertheselberg1784 15 дней назад +1

    Lt Albert David the officer in charge of the boarding party as a MOH winner had a ship named after him the USS Albert David DE1050 (Later FF1050). I was a plank owner of the Albert David when commissioned Oct 19, 1968. I had just made third class radioman and was the duty driver for Congressman Hull who was on hand for the commissioning.

  • @salamanca1954
    @salamanca1954 5 дней назад

    She now resides in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, having been moved from the museum's backyard, where the elements had degraded her to the point almost of collapse of some of her thin outer hull, and placed in a climate controlled basement gallery roofed over and protected from everything except tourists. I think I've been in her three times now, at least two, and it's well worth the time and trouble.

  • @Razgriz619
    @Razgriz619 17 дней назад +4

    The fat electrician does a hilarious cover of this as well and would highly recommend watching it.

  • @petenielsen6683
    @petenielsen6683 16 дней назад +1

    Unplayable. Gets 3 minutes in and freezes. Figures. RUclips keeps thinking security software is a security risk!

  • @pcowdrey
    @pcowdrey 17 дней назад

    Excellent video. =PC=

  • @BillPloof-b1r
    @BillPloof-b1r 16 дней назад +2

    I don't know where you get your stuff from but a hedgehog was designed to destroy a submarine not to disable it

  • @kevinmartin4137
    @kevinmartin4137 17 дней назад +1

    Does anyone know what happened to the skipper of the U-boat after being took prisoner

    • @MrCenturion13
      @MrCenturion13 17 дней назад

      He later committed suicide.

    • @kevinmartin4137
      @kevinmartin4137 17 дней назад

      @MrCenturion13 thank you for the info. That seemed to happen a lot

    • @stuartmoon6202
      @stuartmoon6202 11 дней назад

      @@MrCenturion13while in captivity?

    • @MrCenturion13
      @MrCenturion13 11 дней назад

      @stuartmoon6202 : I don't believe so. He realized later that his crew had all spilled the beans because they thought their Captain had. He, of course, never talked, but by that time it made no difference.

  • @matthewpettengill3008
    @matthewpettengill3008 15 дней назад +1

    First time I saw the U 505 I was 8y old and the king tut exhibits 75 I believe I remember the museums and zoo was awesome Chicago is a hell of a town mom always said that ❤️ ♥️ gramps was an editor one of the papers tribune ? 30s to the late 70s he was a character 😂❤

  • @Must_not_say_that
    @Must_not_say_that 14 дней назад

    ... from under Hitler's nose?
    Is that why he grew a moustache?

  • @silverload3622
    @silverload3622 10 дней назад

    Germans running out and our marines running in

  • @robru
    @robru 5 дней назад

    The British had captured the Enigma machine in 1941 with the codes deciphered by Alan Turing and the team at Bletchley Park.

  • @stuartmoon6202
    @stuartmoon6202 11 дней назад

    What happened to the German Captain?

  • @Kemulnitestryker
    @Kemulnitestryker 17 дней назад +3

    Daniel V Gallery, DDLM

  • @fazchaudhry5466
    @fazchaudhry5466 17 дней назад

    Task Group 223 🤔
    aka 322 Skull and Bones ☠️

  • @OriginalCoalRollers
    @OriginalCoalRollers 5 дней назад

    Fat electrician made this video also and absolutely killed it

  • @BenjaminGiladZeitoune
    @BenjaminGiladZeitoune 11 дней назад

    Super wow

  • @johntaylor-lo8qx
    @johntaylor-lo8qx 17 дней назад

    Im pretty sure youve done this one b4...

  • @roysimmons3549
    @roysimmons3549 3 дня назад

    Their top surface speed was16/17 knots.

  • @barbaradyson6951
    @barbaradyson6951 12 дней назад

    Bet the americans did this. WHAT A LOAD OF HOGSWASH.

  • @daystatesniper01
    @daystatesniper01 17 дней назад

    You would have thought that some one in German high command would suss hmm the allies are always waiting for us ,maybe our codes are broken ? as for escort flat tops these pocket flat tops deserve more credit than they get

  • @dennisud
    @dennisud 17 дней назад +1

    Has this story been made into a movie??? If not it should be!

    • @HolzMichel
      @HolzMichel 17 дней назад +1

      it has, but the movie deviates considerably from the actual event

    • @NovaResource
      @NovaResource 14 дней назад +1

      The movie “U-571” is (very loosely) based on the U-505 capture. I personally liked the movie U-571 but the story has been modified for Hollywood.

  • @mingfanzhang4600
    @mingfanzhang4600 17 дней назад +2

    😊😊

  • @taunteratwill1787
    @taunteratwill1787 17 дней назад +4

    I wouldn't call capturing a vessel or vehicle from the enemy during wartime "theft". 😋

  • @deegladding8610
    @deegladding8610 17 дней назад +1

    This depiction and the movie are keeping a false propaganda alive, the Americans were not the first to get an Enigma machine or board a German U Boat. The British destroyer HMS Bulldog was the first ship to capture an Enigma machine from a German submarine during World War II: Operation Primrose On May 9, 1941, the HMS Bulldog, HMS Broadway, and HMS Aubrietia attacked the German submarine U-110. The U-boat was damaged and its crew surrendered, and the Allies captured the Enigma machine and other intelligence material

    • @markschneider8815
      @markschneider8815 14 дней назад

      They repeatedly say this was a first for the U.S. Navy! Significant enough!

  • @roysimmons3549
    @roysimmons3549 3 дня назад

    Western Atlantic surely.

  • @kimnewling5728
    @kimnewling5728 16 дней назад

    Wow

  • @philipinchina
    @philipinchina 16 дней назад +2

    The video would be improved by the removal of the music.

  • @chrislauterbach8856
    @chrislauterbach8856 13 дней назад +1

    Aboard a ship/submarine sailors cannot be thrown to the ground. They get thrown to the deck. Fix the audio.

  • @andyrbush
    @andyrbush 16 дней назад

    Stirring

  • @mingfanzhang8927
    @mingfanzhang8927 17 дней назад +2

    😅😅😅

  • @fpvDRE
    @fpvDRE 17 дней назад +1

    summer 1944 when the yanks got off there asses

  • @DaveSCameron
    @DaveSCameron 16 дней назад

    All lies,Britain anyone?? 😂😂😂

  • @nomercyinc6783
    @nomercyinc6783 17 дней назад

    there is nothing great about any axis soldier and nothing great about any german or japanese in ww2

  • @_Chev_Chelios
    @_Chev_Chelios 17 дней назад +5

    Stealing is wrong. It’s literally listed in the Ten Commandments.

    • @dreadsnot
      @dreadsnot 17 дней назад +7

      Strategically Transferred Equipment to an Alternate Location.

    • @108gk
      @108gk 17 дней назад +5

      It wasn't stolen.
      It was liberated.

    • @woopycushion4287
      @woopycushion4287 17 дней назад +4

      @@_Chev_Chelios Tactically Aquired

    • @Nehmo
      @Nehmo 17 дней назад

      Uploader used "stealing" because the word would help get clicks. Taking an enemy vessel is legitimate. U-505 is public property now. It's on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, IL, USA.

    • @robertheinkel6225
      @robertheinkel6225 15 дней назад +4

      Once abandoned, anyone can claim it.

  • @bartmathis3253
    @bartmathis3253 15 дней назад +1

    The carrier was called a Jeep carrier