U-1131

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down6 Feb 1943 Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 33)
Launched3 Apr 1944
Commissioned20 May 1944Oblt. Günther Fiebig
Commanders
20 May 1944 - 1 Apr 1945  Oblt. Günther Fiebig
Career
No patrols
20 May 1944-30 Mar 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 29 March, 1945 and again on 1 April at Hamburg-Finkenwärder, after being damaged by British bombs.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1131 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2
Wynn, Kenneth


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Books dealing with this subject include:

German U-Boat Losses During World War II. Niestle, Axel, 1998.
Hitler's U-boat War. Blair, Clay, 1996.
Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II. Blair, Clay, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.
U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2. Wynn, Kenneth, 1998.