U-1222
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 2 Nov, 1942 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 385) | ||
| Launched | 9 Jun, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Sep, 1943 | Kptlt. Heinz Bielfeld | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 1 Sep, 1943 - 29 Feb, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1944 - 11 Jul, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 11 July, 1944 in the Bay of Biscay west of La Rochelle, in position 46.31N, 05.29W, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 201/P). 56 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1222 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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Books dealing with this subject include: 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 |