U-2335

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep 1943
Laid down 20 Jul 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 489)
Launched31 Aug 1944
Commissioned27 Sep 1944Ltnt. Karl-Dietrich Benthin
Commanders
27 Sep 1944 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Karl-Dietrich Benthin
CareerNo patrols27 Sep 1944 - 1 Apr 1945  32. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1945 - 8 May 1945  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Kristiansand Süd, Norway. Taken to Loch Ryan on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 28 November, 1945 in position 56.10N, 10.05W by gunfire from the destroyers HMS Onslow and ORP Piorun (Polish).

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2335 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.