A hoard of Nazi artefacts - including the only known copy of a memo announcing the death of Adolf Hitler - have been uncovered from a U-boat on Merseyside.
Hundreds of items have now been uncovered from U-boat 534, including the incredible enigma decoded message which informs the crew of their new führer. The U-boat forms part of Birkenhead's U-Boat Story.
The items uncovered include secret dispatches from Nazi higher-ups, a rare enigma machine and even condoms. The hoard has been under wraps for almost 80 years since U-boat 534 was sunk by the RAF off the coast of a Danish island on Saturday, May 5 1945- the same day Hitler's successor ordered the partial surrender of German forces.
