U-623
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jul, 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 599) | ||
| Launched | 31 Mar, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 21 May, 1942 | Oblt. Hermann Schrüder | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 21 May, 1942 - 30 Nov, 1942 8. Flottille (training) 1 Dec, 1942 - 21 Feb, 1943 6. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 21 Feb, 1943 in the Atlantic, in position 48.08N, 29.37W, by 6 depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/T). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||
Wolfpack operations
U-623 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Drachen (25 Nov, 1942 - 25 Dec, 1942)
Draufgänger (1 Dec, 1942 - 11 Dec, 1942)
Ritter (14 Feb, 1943 - 21 Feb, 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-623 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 |