U-526
Type | IXC/40 | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Oct, 1941 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 341) | ||
| Launched | 3 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Aug, 1942 | Kptlt. Hans Möglich | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 12 Aug, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 4. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1943 - 14 Apr, 1943 10. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk at 1036hrs on 14 Apr, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay near Lorient, in position 47.30N, 03.45W, by mines. 42 dead and 12 survivors. | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-526 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Burggraf (26 Feb, 1943 - 6 Mar, 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar, 1943 - 11 Mar, 1943)
Sturmer (14 Mar, 1943 - 20 Mar, 1943)
Seeteufel (22 Mar, 1943 - 30 Mar, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-526 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 |