U-872
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 23 Dec, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1080) | ||
| Launched | 20 Oct, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 10 Feb, 1944 | Oblt. Peter-Otmar Grau | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 10 Feb, 1944 - 10 Aug, 1944 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Badly damaged on 29 July, 1944 at Bremen by US bombs. Taken out of service 10 Aug, 1944 and later broken up. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-872 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 |