PARTNER

OBJECT ID

ddr-njpa-1-544 (G199.001)

PARENT COLLECTION

Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Gaijin" Collection

DESCRIPTION

Caption on reverse: "German U-boat hero lost: Commander Guenther Prien, who astounded the world in the early months of the war during the latter part of 1939 when he sneaked his submarine into Scapa Flow, base of the British grand fleet north of Scotland, and sank the battleship Royal Oaks, is now considered lost by Germany because of failure of his U-boat to return from its last operations. Prien is shown at left in German navy uniform. - Domei photo. May 23, 1941."

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Brave German U-Boat Commander Prien (left), who sank the British ship Royal Oak and [illegible] the world. [Stamped] May 23, 1941."

CONTRIBUTOR

Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Hawai'i Times Photo Archives Foundation

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