U-410

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered30 Oct 1939
Laid down9 Jan 1941 Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 111)
Launched14 Oct 1941
Commissioned23 Feb 1942Kptlt. Kurt Sturm
Commanders
23 Feb 1942 - 4 Feb 1943   Kurt Sturm
5 Feb 1943 - 11 Mar 1944  Oblt. Horst-Arno Fenski (Knights Cross)
Career
7 patrols
23 Feb 1942-31 Aug 1942  5. Flottille (training)
1 Sep 1942-31 May 1943  7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Jun 1943-11 Mar 1944  29. Flottille (front boat)
Successes7 ships sunk for a total of 47,244 GRT
2 warships sunk for a total of 6,895 tons
1 ship damaged for a total of 7,134 GRT
1 ship a total loss for a total of 3,722 GRT
Fate

Sunk at 1200hrs on 11 March, 1944 near Toulon, France, in position 43.07N, 05.55W, by US bombs.

See the 11 ships hit by U-410 - View the 7 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-410 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Lohs (13 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
   Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
   Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942)
   Letzte Ritter (29 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942)
   Wotan (5 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942)
   Raufbold (11 Dec 1942 - 20 Dec 1942)
   Robbe (16 Feb 1943 - 13 Mar 1943)

General notes on this boat

2 Jan 1943. On 2 Jan, 1943 the boat saved 80 survivors from the sunken German blockade-runner Rhakotis and returned to St. Nazaire the next day.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-410 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


Buy this title at


amazon.com
See more sellers

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.