U-649

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered10 Apr 1941
Laid down12 Jan 1942 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 625)
Launched30 Sep 1942
Commissioned19 Nov 1942Oblt. Raimund Tiesler
Commanders
19 Nov 1942 - 24 Feb 1943   Raimund Tiesler
Career
No patrols
19 Nov 1942-24 Feb 1943  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sank 24 Feb, 1943 in the Baltic Sea, in position 55.15N, 17.15E after a collision with U-232. 35 dead and 11 survivors.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-649 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.