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title: WWII U-Boats & Pens
author: Lt. Tanner - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20465/wwii-u-boats--pens/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-05-19
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# WWII U-Boats & Pens
_Authored by Lt. Tanner - Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20465.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph of German U-boats and their pens, taken in Trondheim, Norway in 1945 at the end of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, L. T. -. I. W. (2025, May 19). WWII U-Boats & Pens. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Lt. Tanner - Imperial War. "WWII U-Boats & Pens." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 19, 2025. .
### MLA
Museums, Lt. Tanner - Imperial War. "WWII U-Boats & Pens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 May 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205194314) by **Lt. Tanner - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 May 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.