U-272
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 28 Nov, 1941 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 37) | ||
| Launched | 15 Aug, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 7 Oct, 1942 | Oblt. Horst Hepp | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 7 Oct, 1942 - 12 Nov, 1942 8. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sank 12 Nov, 1942 near Hela, in position 54.45N, 18.50E, after a collision with U-634. 29 dead and 19 survivors. | |||
General notes on this boat
The number of survivors from this boat is probably 19 but one source has it at 79 which is a really incredible number.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-272 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 |