U-505 distinctions: 11 war patrols; sabotaged by French Resistance dockworkers; most damaged U-boat to return from patrol; one CO committed suicide; captured intact. Capt. Mark McDonagh, NSDM staff
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Timing:
Fri 10:00 AM - Fri 11:00 AM
Location:
Stadium
/ Meeting Rm 1
Long Description:
When the German U-boat U-505 is mentioned, most think about its capture in 75 years ago, two days before D-day in June 1944, or of its status as a museum piece at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. But the Type IX submarine's wartime history is rich: 11 combat patrols; sabotaged by French dockworkers; distinction as the most damaged U-boat ever to return from patrol, and as instance during the war in which a submarine commander committed suicide in response to the stress of a prolonged depth charging. Lecture will cover details of the long and mixed-success of this most-famous of submarines. Presented by Capt. Mark McDonagh, USN/ret., a submarine officer with 12 years’ experience at the Naval War College, now on the National Security Decision Making, Inc staff.
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Mark McDonagh
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# Players:
1 - 80 players
Age Required:
Everyone (6+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)
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Yes
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No
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