U-3520

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down 20 Sep 1944 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1665)
Launched23 Nov 1944
Commissioned12 Jan 1945Kptlt. Sarto Ballert
Commanders
12 Jan 1945 - 31 Jan 1945  Kptlt. Sarto Ballert
CareerNo patrols12 Jan 1945 - 31 Jan 1945  8. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 31 Jan, 1945 in the Baltic Sea north-east of Bülk, in position 54.28N, 10.12E, by mines. 85 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-3520 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.