File:German type IX submarine docking at Tromsø, Norway, during World War II (NH 71374).jpg

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English: A German type IX submarine docking at Tromsø, Norway, during World War II. It is known that two Type IX submarines used an emblem of two crosses with a crown above: U-108, U-864. Type VIIC submarines U-431 and U-1209 also used such an emblem. It is not known, if either boat ever visited Tromsø.
  • U-108 operated in the Atlantic Ocean 1941-1943 and returned to Germany in mid-1943. 1943-1945 it was used as a training and test boat.
  • U-864 operated in southern Norway in late 1944 and early 1945 and was lost on 9 February 1945 in the North Sea.
According to russian historian Vladimir Nagirnyak this is U 108 in winter 1940-1941 in Germany[1]. The man in white cap and with binoculars is commander korvetten-captain Klaus Scholtz.
Date between 1941 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1941-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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NH 71374
Source U.S. Navy photo NH 71374
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