U-708
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 6 Aug, 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Mar, 1941 | HC Stülcken, Hamburg (werk 772) | ||||||||
| Launched | 24 Mar, 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 24 Jul, 1942 | Oblt. Werner Heintze | ||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
| Successes | No 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.
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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 |