[Watch] Eerie Nazi Shipwreck Discovered in America with Bodies of Hitler’s Soldiers Locked Inside
Amazing underwater footage has revealed for the first time the gunned-down Nazi shipwreck off the coast of the US.
The sunken German U-Boat was discovered at the bottom of the ocean, more than 70 years after it was destroyed in the Battle of the Atlantic during the Second World War.
In the haunting clip, the remains of the Nazi submarine are explored for the very first time – with the 45 Nazi soldiers bodies likely entombed inside.
The U-576 crashed to the bottom of the sea after months of sinking US merchant ships and allied Naval vessels along the American coastline. Its military campaign came to an end on July 15, 1942 after it fired at the SS Bluefield 35 miles off the coast in North Carolina.
The battle that ensued ended up sinking both ships as the US military fought back sinking the U-boat with return fire and an aerial depth charge attack. The two vessels had been lost at the bottom of the sea until their discovery in 2014, just 200 yards apart.
The amazing scene, just miles off the American coast, is a stark reminder of how close the Nazis came to the US. Footage from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals the sunken remains of the German submarine lying on its starboard side. Maritime archeologists are hoping the examination will shed light on a little-known Second World War battlefield.
David Alberg, superintendent of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary said: “The significance of these sites cannot be overstated. This is where the war came home to us. When we work to preserve the U-boat and the U-boat story, it’s really preserving American history and a dark chapter in American history that is really not very well known.”
Joe Hoyt, a NOAA Maritime Archaeologist, told the Washington Post: “It’s sort of unreal. I knew the story, but the moment that we get in there and it comes out of the gloom at you. It was humbling. It’s all there, just as it went down in 1942. One of the things we’re looking for is what happened to the crew.”
“Did they try to get out the escape hatches? Did the ship flood catastrophically? Were they on the seabed for some period of time, disabled with air still in the sub?”
Mr Hoyt added that the remains of Nazi sailors are likely lying inside the vessel, as the hatches are still sealed.
The sinking of the submarine in 1942 followed an intense Nazi campaign to wreak havoc on US merchant routes. Following Pearl Harbour and the US decision to enter the war, the German navy killed hundreds of people along the American coast.
The Nazi sailors destroyed merchant ships and caused chaos along trade routes to sabotage the war effort.
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Source: Daily Express
