U-224

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered15 Aug 1940
Laid down15 Jul 1941 F. Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel (werk 654)
Launched7 May 1942
Commissioned20 Jun 1942Oblt. Hans-Carl Kosbadt
Commanders
20 Jun 1942 - 13 Jan 1943  Oblt. Hans-Karl Kosbadt
Career
2 patrols
20 Jun 1942-31 Oct 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Nov 1942-13 Jan 1943  7. Flottille (front boat)
Successes2 ships sunk for a total of 9,535 GRT
Fate

Sunk 13 Jan, 1943 in the western Mediterranean west of Algiers, in position 36.28N, 00.49E, by ramming and depth charges from the Canadian corvette HMCS Ville de Quebec. 45 dead and 1 survivor

See the 2 ships hit by U-224 - View the 2 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-224 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Puma (26 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942)
   Natter (30 Oct 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
   Kreuzotter (8 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942)

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-224 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.