Claustrophobia with a side of history—step inside a Nazi sub that actually got captured.
This video invites you inside the U-505 submarine, the actual craft that stalked the waters of the Atlantic before it was blown to the surface and captured on June 4, 1944. This immersive video reveals the technology and life aboard this sub in the days leading up to her capture. Among the many highlights, you’ll see crewmen bunks and the galley, wedged in among the mechanical workings of the sub.
Practical Effects
The actual U-505 submarine—no sets, no CGI, just rust and history.
Production
Museum-quality access to a sealed time capsule of warfare.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
U-505 is one of only four surviving U-boats worldwide and has been at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry since 1954.
Its capture was kept secret from the Germans to protect the Enigma code-breaking operation—this sub's intelligence helped shorten the war.
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