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The crew of U-552 in the port of Saint-Nazaire. May 5, 1941
The U-552 carried out a total of ten operational patrols, sinking 30 ships and damaging three in a period of 20 months under the command of Commander Erich Topp (1914/2005). Within 16 months he was decorated with the Knight’s Cross, the Oak Leaves and the Swords. U-552, the boat with the Red Devil emblem, was probably photographed more by war reporters than any other U-boat.
On 5 May 1945, she was scuttled in Wilhelmshaven Bay to prevent her capture.
The U-552 carried out a total of ten operational patrols, sinking 30 ships and damaging three in a period of 20 months under the command of Commander Erich Topp (1914/2005). Within 16 months he was decorated with the Knight’s Cross, the Oak Leaves and the Swords. U-552, the boat with the Red Devil emblem, was probably photographed more by war reporters than any other U-boat.
On 5 May 1945, she was scuttled in Wilhelmshaven Bay to prevent her capture.