U-Boat pictures from Finnish photo archive

[Eisenfaust]

Both pictures are from the Finnish Military Photo Archive (SA-kuva).

Saksalaiset sukellusveneet taistelevat Jäämerellä. Lumisina ja jäiden kolhimina ovat saksalaiset sukellusveneet palanneet kotivuonoon tulokselliselta hyökkäykseltä Muurmanskiin menevää saattuetta vastaan. Kirkenes 1942.05.15

German U-boats fight in the Arctic Ocean. Covered in snow and dent from the ice, the German U-boats have returned to their home fjord from their succesful attack agains a convoy bound to Murmansk. Kirkenes May 15th 1942.

Saksalaisia sukellusveneitä Jäämerellä. Sukellusvene palaa satamaan pohjolan hyisillä vesillä. Tykkiä ja tornia peittää oudonmuotoinen paksui jääkerros.
Kirkenes 1942.05.15

German U-boats in the Arctic Ocean. A U-boat returns to port in the freezing waters of the North. The cannon and the tower are covered in strangely formed thick layer of ice. Kirkenes May 15th 1942.

[oldhoweboy]

Hi
Do you think the first foto was taken on 15th May 1942?? Showing two boats.
rgds
ohb

[oldhoweboy]

Hi
Do not think any type VIIC's were in Kirkenes on 15th May.
88,376,378,456,251 and 589 were in Kirkenes the first week of May 1942.
Am I correct or cam someone give out more info?
Regards
OHB

[Pikap]

Hello

On the left is boat built by F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (I`m sure), and on the right a boat built by Deutsche Werke AG, Kiel. (I`m sure).

Some details suggests me that the boat on the left is U 435 (but the visible emblem is unknown to me). The boat on the right is U 454 or U 456.

On the second picture is U 456.

Rgds

[igorr]

This is march or april 1942. 435 togheter with 456 was in Kirkenes 21-22.3 and 5-7.4, 435 and with 454 - only 5-7.4.

[oldhoweboy]

Hi
Yes, agree not May 15th!
435 on left with emblem of Marienberg????
Boat on right also has emblem on port side of tower but cannot make it out, possible crossed swords??? or wheel of 454???
Regds
OHB

[Eisenfaust]

Hi,

All the photos have their original description texts. However, Forum member Mangrove states in thread http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... 6&start=15

...the date marked on the photographs is the date when the film laboratory received them.

so the photos could have been taken earlier than the date mentioned.

If you like to download 5 MB versions of these pictures, go to http://sa-kuva.fi/ and type the picture numbers 146792 and 146788 to the search box.

[mark harrison]

Hi
I believe the boat on the left is U 435. The emblem on the tower is of a knight from the teutonic order with a papal staff and a black crossed shield and a sword. The black crossed shield being on the wappen of Marienberg whose castle was founded by the teutonic knights.

regards MH.

[mark harrison]

Please note its Marienburg.
MH

[mark harrison]

To add to my above the other boat is probably U454 as the terminal mounting hole in it's conning tower is higher than the one in U 456.
regards
MH

[mark harrison]

Hi
The boat on the right of the picture has a man wearing an army uniform in the conning tower, by the
colour of the uniform piping could be infantry or signals.
regards MH

[John Hilly]

Hi
The boat on the right of the picture has a man wearing an army uniform in the conning tower, by the
colour of the uniform piping could be infantry or signals.
regards MH

Maybe an Unteroffizier from a Propaganda Kompanie?
He may be holding a camera in his hands...

With best, J-P

[mark harrison]

HI John
Yes you could well be right -did not consider other arms of the service.

Yet the main problem with this photo is-if you download the high resolution copy it's full of grain and shows less detail in some areas.

We need a newer scan from our friends in Finland.

regards M H

[josephrohdes221]

I think one of U-boat is 435 and the right one is 456 and we all know that these U-boats were secret weapons of germany during world war2.

[mark harrison]

HI Welcome to the forum.
Rgards MH.