German submarine U-234, after her surrender and capture by the U.S. Forces in Portsmouth, New Hampshire at the conclusion of World War 2 in Europe. U-234 underway on the surface with YT (tugboats) alongside. Portsmouth Lighthouse in the background. The submarine surfaces and is flanked by the tugboats. The submarine crew members stand on a dock while American sailors guard them with rifles. German Major General Ulrich Kessler and other officers exit a U.S. Coast Guard cutter via a gangway. The officers walk along the dock at Portsmouth. German prisoners walk along the dock. The prisoners carry their gear as they come onto the dock. U-234 had been carrying plans for advanced weapon systems and uranium oxide, and had been bound for Japan.
U.S. Navy ships bombard the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. Men aboard the ship. Explosions occur off the coast of Iwo Jima. A naval gun in the foreground. A ship fires depth charges and explosions occur in water. Flak bursts near the coast and smoke rises. A Japanese enemy airplane in the air under tracer fire.
Views of shells being fired by Allied warships at the coast of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War 2. Explosions occur at the coast of Iwo Jima as the shells strike the island. A twin Bofors 40mm gun being fired from a warship. Fire and billows of smoke rising from the coastline. A crew loads a 3 inch-50 caliber fixed round into a gun aboard a warship. The round is then fired.
German U-boats surrender to United States Forces in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Wrecked submarines and ships at a ship yard. Prefabricated submarines at Raymond shipyard in Bremen, Germany. German submarine U-858 underway towards Cape May, New Jersey after its crew surrendered to United States officers in the Atlantic Ocean. Men on the deck of the U boat while underway at sea. Men at a dock. Another U boat U-805 being brought to Portsmouth, New Hampshire after it surrendered to the Americans. Crew of the U boat before being taken to the Portsmouth Naval Prison. The captain of the German U boat.
A salt mine in Merkers, Germany. A sign in German outside the salt mine. An American soldier guards the gates of the mine. One hundred tons of Nazi gold bullion, jewels, stolen paintings and art, silver and currency discovered at the mine. Soldiers look at silver spoons, gold bullion and rare and expensive paintings. Bags full of currency from European countries. Two million dollars of American currency in boxes. Cash bags piled up at the mine.
American air attack on Japanese cities during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force B-29 Superfortress aircraft in flight as it drops bombs over an airplane factory in Nagasaki. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. A map depicts the air strike on Tokyo by U.S. aircraft that took off from Saipan, Mariana Islands. During an American air attack on Iwo Jima, Japan U.S. Army Air Force P-51 Mustangs shoot down Japanese aircraft. A Japanese airplane descends as smoke rises. B-29 aircraft in formation flight as bombs are being dropped and smoke rises. A damaged B-29 comes in for landing at an air base. The damaged B-29 aircraft. U.S. Army Air Force aircraft lined up at an air field.
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