The Olympic Rings - Crew 36

The Olympic rings emblem is probably the most unusual and surprising to find on a German U-boat from WWII. Yet there it was, why?

Naval officers joining the Kriegsmarine in 1936, the year of the Berlin Olympics, chose the rings as their emblem.

Keywords: olympic rings

18 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-3, U-20, U-23, U-59, U-227, U-314, U-344, U-394, U-426, U-440, U-467, U-505, U-546, U-555, U-643, U-710, U-869 and U-1230.

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Scorpion attacking Britain

Seen on the U-59.

Keywords: Britain, UK, scorpion

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-59.

Warglove with Götz von Berlichingen!

- We have no description for this emblem -

Keywords: glove

2 U-boats displayed this emblem
U-59 and U-70.

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Ja, ja! Die kleinen Boote

Seen on the U-59, the text means "Yes, yes! These small boats".

Keywords:

1 U-boat displayed this emblem
U-59.