U-866

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down23 Jan 1943 AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1074)
Launched29 Jul 1943
Commissioned17 Nov 1943Korvkpt. Walter Pommerehne
Commanders
17 Nov 1943 - Dec, 1944  KrvKpt. Walter Pommerehne
Dec, 1944 - 18 Mar 1945  Oblt. Peter Rogowsky
Career
1 patrol
17 Nov 1943-31 Jul 1944  4. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944-30 Sep 1944  10. Flottille (front boat)
1 Oct 1944-18 Mar 1945  33. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 18 March, 1945 in the North Atlantic north-east of Boston, in position 43.18N, 61.08W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Lowe, USS Menges, USS Pride and USS Mosley. 55 dead (all hands lost).

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-866 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.