Evidence archive

U-869 Artifacts

Objects recovered during the search for the identity of the wreck then known as “U-Who.”

Artifacts Gallery Identification evidence Family and archive holdings

The collection

Material from the search for U-869’s identity.

The following artifacts were collected during the search for the identity of the submarine then called U-Who.

Many of these artifacts have since been given to family members of the crew or to the U-boat Archive in Cuxhaven, Germany.

Prototype media treatment

A caption-first archival gallery.

The cards below demonstrate the intended image treatment using artifact media already referenced by the site. Final production markup should replace this sample subset with the complete recovered NextGEN gallery in its verified order, retaining all original captions and source context.

Knife artifact associated with Martin Horenburg
Knife artifact associated with Martin Horenburg. Caption wording and collection order require verification.
Spare-parts box artifact from U-869
Spare-parts box artifact. Caption wording and collection order require verification.
Artifact box with identifying tag
Artifact box with identifying tag. Caption wording and collection order require verification.