List of all U-boats

U-708

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered6 Aug 1940
Laid down31 Mar 1941 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 772)
Launched24 Mar 1942
Commissioned24 Jul 1942Oblt. Werner Heintze
Commanders
24 Jul 1942 - Jun, 1943   Werner Heintze
Jun, 1943 - 29 Feb 1944  Oblt. Klaus Andersen
1 Mar 1944 - 14 Apr 1944  Oblt. Ewald Pick
15 Apr 1944 - 3 May 1945  Oblt. Herbert Kühn
Career
No patrols
24 Jul 1942-30 Sep 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Oct 1943-1 Feb 1944  7. Flottille (front boat)
1 Feb 1944-1 Apr 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 Apr 1944-15 Mar 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
16 Mar 1945-3 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up in 1947.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-708 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



Hitler's U-boat War
Blair, Clay


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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.