Why there is a German U-Boat in Chicago | U505

Chicago is home to a German U-boat. How it got there is a fascinating story. 🔴 What it watch next -    • Secrets of the Aircraft Boneyard   The city of Chicago is known for many things. The Cubs, deep dish pizza, gangster culture, and wind. But perhaps the strangest thing in Chicago, is a vintage World War II German Submarine, also known as a U-Boat. How it got there, might surprise you. During WWII, the United States along with her allies fought a fierce battle against the German U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean. The Germans for a time were winning, but eventually, the tide turned and Germany was forced to end its campaign of utilizing U-boats to attack Allied ships. While there are many fascinating stories about U-boat encounters, one of the most interesting is that of U-505. But how did it end up in a museum in Chicago? On this episode of Revealing History, we will delve into the fascinating story of the capture of German U-boat U-505, and its journey to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Correction: we mentioned in the video that U-505 is currently on display at the Museum of Science and Technology. It is actually called the Museum of Science and Industry. All images and video's courtesy of: Public domain Canva United States Navy DOD All other images and video's created by Dennis Gill for Revealing History. Written, produced and directed by Dennis Gill. We make every attempt to be as accurate as possible in our storytelling by consulting multiple sources when possible, and utilizing historically accurate images and videos. Because versions of events can change depending on the source, or because of the perspectives of those relating those events, or because we simply make a mistake, sometimes not all the facts are indeed, the facts. We also attempt when possible to use media in the form of images and videos that help to tell the story as accurately as possible. That can be challenging as there is oftentimes no media of a particular event. If you find that we are in error, please let us know in the comments and we will post the corrections here. Thank you for your understanding and for watching.