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U-121

Type

IIB

 
Ordered28 Sep, 1937
Laid down 16 Apr, 1938 Flender-Werke, Lübeck (werk 269)
Launched20 Apr, 1940
Commissioned28 May, 1940Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Commanders
28 May, 1940 - 30 Mar, 1941  Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Oct, 1940 - 5 Nov, 1940   Otto Harms
6 Nov, 1940 - 27 Nov, 1940  Oblt. Adalbert Schnee (Knights Cross)
31 Mar, 1941 - 8 Jul, 1941  Oblt. Freiherr Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach (Knights Cross)
9 Jul, 1941 - 25 Mar, 1942  Kptlt. Gert Hetschko
26 Mar, 1942 - 19 Apr, 1942   Ernst von Witzendorff
16 May, 1942 - 8 Feb, 1943  Ltn. Otto Westphalen (Knights Cross)
Sep, 1942 - Dec, 1942   Otto Hübschen (in deputize) -- acting
9 Feb, 1943 - 22 Feb, 1944  Oblt. Ewald Hülsenbeck
23 Feb, 1944 - 2 May, 1945  Oblt. Friedrich Horst
CareerNo patrols28 May, 1940 - 30 Jun, 1940  U-Bootschulflottille (school boat)
1 Jul, 1940 - 25 Mar, 1942  21. Flottille (school boat)
26 Mar, 1942 - 15 May, 1942  24. Flottille (school boat)
16 May, 1942 - 16 Mar, 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
17 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  31. Flottille (school boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled 2 May, 1945 at Bremerhaven. Raised in 1950 and broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-121 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II
Niestle, Axel

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German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 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