Created by Tom Horn on 29 May 2010, Last Update on 29 May 2010

U-505 - 4 Jun 1944

An American task force consisting of the escort aircraft carrier USS Guadalcanal and five destroyers, damage and then capture U-505. The capture allowed Allied cryptanalysts to break the special "coordinate" code in enciphered German messages.

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Tags : Germany,United States,Naval,Aerial,Europe,Combat

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