U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (P) AIT398

U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (P) AIT398DHM6792P. U 861 Tribute to Jrgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. Launched in 1943, U 861 was a Type IXD2 submarine commanded by Jrgen Oesten. Having previously commanded U 61 and U 106 successfully, he took U 861 to the Far East on a journey that took several months, sinking ships off Brazil and Madagascar on the way. Returning in early 1945, the submarine struck an iceberg off Greenland but managed to reach Trondheim in Norway without any casualties. Here,

who in 1291 had killed the father of William Wallace

SMS Derfflinger at anchor at Kiel

well above the average lifespan for a U-boat during this period

It wasn't until later when he had his parachute repacked that another armour piercing bullet was found lodged in the silk

Leicester Gallery

the exhausted BEF along with elements of the French 1st Army appeared to be at the mercy of the mighty Luftwaffe

A Royal Air Force Wessex HC2 Helicopter picks up troops somewhere in Northern Ireland

is shown taking off from his home airfield during the Great War

Rob Henderson supported by Jonny Wilkinson and Brian O'Driscoll during the British and Irish Lions Tour against Australia in 2001 by Robert Highton

it promoted the regeneration of the American Navy and the emergence of the United States as a major world power

the lone spitfire of Squadron Leader Sandy Johnstone breaks the ranks and picks off one of the menacing Heinkels only to encounter an equally determined attack from a BF109

He volunteered for sevice aboard HMS Bonaventure - a depot ship for X-Craft midget submarines