Draft:Capture of U-505

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Capture of U-505
Part of the battle of the Atlantic of World War II

Captain Daniel V. Gallery on the bridge of the captured German submarine U-505 on 4 June 1944
Date4 June 1944
Location
Midway Atoll
28°12′N 177°21′W / 28.200°N 177.350°W / 28.200; -177.350
21-30N 19-20W
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States  Germany
Commanders and leaders
  • United States Daniel V. Gallery
  • United States Fedrick S. Hall
Nazi Germany Harald Lange
Units involved

Task Group 22.3

  • USS Guadalcanal
  • Destroyer Escort Division 4
Nazi Germany U-505
Strength
1 escort carriers
5 destroyer escorts
2 fighter planes
1 submarine
Casualties and losses
1 fleet carrier sunk
1 destroyer sunk
~150 aircraft destroyed
307 killed,[1] including 3 killed as prisoners
1 submarine captured
1 killed
3 injured
58 captured
  1. ^ "The Battle of Midway". Office of Naval Intelligence.