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U.S. Forces take over German ports. The conning tower of a U-boat sunk by the Germans near the docks in Bremen shows above the water. Although the port was hard hit by Allied bombings, the Germans managed to keep some of the port facilities open.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Once the pride of German shipping, the former luxury liner Europa starts its trip to a drydock in Bremerhaven after being out of service for five years. Some of the 13 harbor tugs needed to maneuver the 52,000-ton vessel are shown pushing her as civilians and U.S. soldiers stationed in the area watch. The Europa will undergo general overhauling and repairs before ...

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Spectators on shore watch as tugboats begin moving the captured former luxury liner Europa from its berth in Bremerhaven toward drydock one mile and a half away. It will be overhauled and refitted as a troop carrying ship for the U.S. Army.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Ship workers at the stern of the dry docked Europa scrape barnacles from the rudder and propeller housing. The ship is being overhauled and repaired in Bremerhaven before being converted to a troop transport for the U.S. Army.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. The 52,000-ton Europa lies at a dock in Bremerhaven awaiting removal to drydock, where she will undergo repairs and general overhauling before being converted to a troop transport. She is guarded by U.S. Navy personnel. Built in 1928, the Europa lay idle during the five years of war.

U.S. forces take over German ports. Two German U-boats pens on the Weser River just of Werfthafen show the results of Allied bombings. Each pen rises about 50 feet above the water. The roo, which was to have been 15 feet thick, was never completed because of the bombing.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Parts of captured German submarines are shown on the ways of the Atlas Werke in the harbor of Bremen. At the end of the war in Europe, more than 17 U-boats were under construction at this plant, one of the largest submarine building yards in the world. The submarines were built on a mass production basis with each section being joined to other sections at the final ...

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Captured German submarines are shown on the ways of the Atlas Werke in the harbor of Bremen. At the end of the war in Europe, more than 17 U-boats were under construction at this plant, one of the largest submarine building yards in the world. The submarines were built on a mass production basis with each section being joined to other sections at the final launching ...

Embarking of German forces for Denmark and Norway. In order to meet the actual attack on denish and norvegian territories, soldiers of all arms are embarked in order to land in both countries.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. U.S. Navy divers are working under water to raise this scuttled Nazi ship so that the dock can be used by American shipping moving into Bremen with supplies for U.S. troops in Germany. The diving group is attached to the U.S. Navy's advance base, which helps to operate the port.

U.S. Forces take over German ports. Sergeant Hubert L. Atkins (center) of Norfolk, Virginia, observes dredging operations at the port of Bremerhaven, Germany.