U-703
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 9 Oct, 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 9 Aug, 1940 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 762) | ||||
| Launched | 18 Jul, 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 16 Oct, 1941 | Oblt. Heinz Bielfeld | ||||
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| Career | 13 patrols | 16 Oct, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1942 6. Flottille (training) 1 Mar, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 6. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1942 - 31 May, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jun, 1943 - 16 Sep, 1944 13. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 5 ships sunk for a total of 29.523 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 559 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.870 tons | |||||
| Fate | Missing since 16 Sept, 1944 in the Norwegian Sea between Norway and Greenland, position unknown. There is no explanation for its loss. 54 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
See the 7 ships hit by U-703 - View the 13 war patrols
Attacks on this boat
1 Mar, 1944
During an air attack the boat suffered 3 dead and 3 wounded. The damaged boat reached Narvik, Norway two days later. [Funkobermaat Paul Kretschmar (died on 7 March), Bootsmaat Erich Junker Maschinengefreiter Heinz Schade].
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
1 Mar, 1944
During an air attack the boat suffered 3 dead and 3 wounded. The damaged boat reached Narvik, Norway two days later. [Funkobermaat Paul Kretschmar (died on 7 March), Bootsmaat Erich Junker Maschinengefreiter Heinz Schade].
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers |
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 U-Boats at War, Showell, Jak P. Mallmann, 2001 |
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Related page: U-boats Missing in Action. |