U-822

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan 1941
Laid down29 Oct 1941 Oderwerke AG, Stettin (werk 822)
Launched20 Feb 1944
Commissioned1 Jul 1944Oblt. Josef Elsinghorst
Commanders
1 Jul 1944 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Josef Elsinghorst
Career
No patrols
1 Jul 1944-3 May 1945  4. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on May 3, 1945 in the Wesermünde, in position 53.32N, 08.35E. Wreck broken up in 1948.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-822 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.