File:German E-Boat S 204 surrenders at Felixstowe on 13 May 1945.jpg

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Summary

Description The German Schnellboot ("E-boat") S 204 flying a white flag of surrender at the coastal forces base HMS Beehive, Felixstowe, Suffolk (UK), on 13 May 1945. The two German E-Boats S 204 and S 205 from the 4th Schnellboot-Flotilla were escorted in by ten British MTBs. On board of S 205 was Rear Admiral Erich Breuning, who had been in charge of E-Boat operations and who signed the instrument of surrender. Note the black panther painted on the side of S 204 which had on board KKpt Kurt Fimmen (CO 4th Schnellboot-Flotilla) and KptLt Bernd Rebensburg (Ia Op/Operations-Officer of the Staff of Führer der Schnellboote/FdS).
Date Taken on 13 May 1945
Source
This photograph A 28558 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Lt. J.E. Russell, Royal Navy official photographer

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S-204 after surrender

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13 May 1945

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current21:21, 7 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:21, 7 May 2012800 × 607 (137 KB)CobatforIWM photo
17:16, 26 April 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:16, 26 April 2006349 × 232 (24 KB)John N.* Collection Title: ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION * Collection No.: 4700-01 * Description: THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR One of the E-boats wearing a white flag at the coastal forces base HMS BEEHIVE, Felixstowe. The two German E-Boats, the f
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