U 211
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Type : | VII C |
Field Post Number : | 44 194 |
Shipyard: | Germania shipyard , Kiel |
Construction contract: | October 16, 1939 |
Build number: | 640 |
Keel laying: | March 29, 1941 |
Launch: | January 15, 1942 |
Commissioning: | March 7, 1942 |
Commanders: |
March 7, 1942 - November 19, 1943 Lieutenant Karl home |
Calls: | * August 26, 1942 (Bergen) - October 7, 1942
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Sinkings: |
2 ships (12,587 GRT) |
Whereabouts: | Sunk east of the Azores on November 19, 1943 |
U 211 was a Type VII C submarine that was used by the German Navy during World War II .
U 211 was built in the Germania shipyard in Kiel and put into service on March 7, 1942. Under his only commanding officer, Lieutenant Karl HOME, it completed a total of five operations in the Atlantic from France, mostly from Brest . It sank two ships with a total of 12,587 GRT and damaged two more. On November 19, 1943 , the boat was sunk by a British Vickers Wellington during an attack on a convoy east of the Azores ( Lage ).
Flotillas
- 5. Submarine flotilla (training flotilla )
- 9. Submarine flotilla (front flotilla)
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Jürgen Rohwer , Gerhard Hümmelchen : Chronicle of the Naval War: September 1942 of the Württemberg State Library
- ^ A b Jürgen Rohwer, Gerhard Hümmelchen: Chronicle of the Naval War: December 1942 of the Württemberg State Library
- ↑ a b Jürgen Rohwer, Gerhard Hümmelchen: Chronicle of the Naval War: November 1943 of the Württemberg State Library
Web links
- U 211 on U-Boats Online