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Type	IXC
Ordered	7 Aug, 1939
Laid down	1 Jun, 1940	AG Weser, Bremen (werk 989)
Launched	31 Dec, 1940
Commissioned	22 Mar, 1941	Kptlt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross)
Commanders	22 Mar, 1941 - 28 Feb, 1943   Kptlt. Ernst Bauer (Knights Cross) 1 Mar, 1943 - 3 Jul, 1943   Oblt. Siegfried Kietz
Career	6 patrols	22 Mar, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941  2. Flottille (training) 1 Jul, 1941 - 3 Jul, 1943  2. Flottille (front boat)
Successes	24 ships sunk for a total of 111.564 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 450 tons (lost aboard transport ships) 5 ships damaged for a total of 37.501 GRT 2 ships a total loss for a total of 14.173 GRT
Fate	Sunk 3 July, 1943 north-west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, in position 46.02N, 11.23W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/R). 55 dead (all hands lost).

See the 32 ships hit by U-126 - View the 6 war patrols

Attacks on this boat

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-126 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers

Books dealing with this subject include: German U-Boat Losses During World War II, Niestle, Axel, 1998 Schiff 16, Rogge, Bernhard, 1955 (transl.) 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 ... see more Naval books

There was another U-126 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 16 Jun, 1918 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 7 Oct, 1918. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 126 during WWI.