Attack and Capture: The Story of U-Boat 505

Attack and Capture: The Story of U-Boat 505 (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
46 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Peter Simmons
Lisa Zeff

Written By:
Tomi Bednar Landis
Sean Gallagher

Actors:
John Martin
Kenneth Walsh

Synopsis:

Documentary that tells the story of U-boat 505, the only U-boat captured by the U.S. Navy during World War II, on June 4, 1944. The U-505 was the first enemy ship that the U.S. Navy captured in the battle on the high seas since the war of 1812. Using footage shot on the day of the attack, the program shows how Captain Daniel Gallery and the men of U.S. Naval Task Force 22.3 pulled off this nearly impossible feat. It also tells the entire story of the U-505 -- from its days as a powerhouse of the German fleet to its final journey to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, where it is permanently docked.

On June 4, 1944 Captain Daniel Gallery and his men of the U.S. Naval Task Force 22.3 did the nearly impossible - they captured a German U-boat. It was the first enemy vessel-of-war captured in battle on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since 1815. Climb aboard the historic U-505 and relive its journey from a powerhouse of the German fleet to a display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Witness archival footage and rare interviews with both German and American crew members involved in the capture of the U-505. And view even rarer footage of Captains Daniel Gallery and Harold Lange, captain of the 505 at the time of its capture..

Using extensive archival footage and interviews with historians and crew members from both vessels, this one-hour special recounts the U.S. Navy's daring attack and capture of a German U-boat in April 1944. This victory marked the first time the U.S. Navy had captured an enemy vessel since the War of 1812.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 April, 2010.