U-boats arrive in Narvik after operations against PQ-17 on July 15, 1942

Officers (L-R) Oberleutnant zur See Schendel, Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten and an unidentified , Korvettenkapitän perhaps from the staff of Admiral Nordmeer welcome boats back from action against PQ-17 aboard Tanga

U-251 leads 3 other boats arriving in Narvik Norway after action against PQ-17

U-251 approaches Tanga with a Navy band playing in the foreground

U-408 is next to arrive followed by U-255 passing through the opening in the antitorpedo net

U-255 is flying four victory penants and the flag of the merchant ship Paulus Potter

Last to arrive is U-703

Boats to the left and right are U-251 (barely visible) U-408, U-255 and U-703

U-376 arriving well after the other boats and so not able to join the group at Tanga

 


The arrival of U-703 in Bergen after operations against PQ-17 in July 1942

Admiral von Schrader (Admiral Commanding Norwegian West Coast - 2nd from left) and 11th Flotilla Commander Kapitänleutnant Hans Cohausz (at far right), Officers, wives, and a Navy band await the arrival of U-703 in Bergen

Kapitänleutnant Hans Cohausz greets U-703's Commander, Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Biefeld

Admiral von Schrader (Admiral Commanding Norwegian West Coast) presents Iron Crosses to the crew of U-703 as Oberleutnant zur See Biefeld looks on