Events on this day
28 January
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (2) | Launched (3) | Commissioned (4) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1941: U-411 1942: U-489 | 1939: U-41 1943: U-239, U-852 | 1942: U-91 1943: U-960 1944: U-1272 1945: U-2535 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-22 [Mine] | Jenisch | Eston | 1,487 |  br | FN-81 | ||
| U-34 | Rollmann |  | Eleni Stathatou | 5,625 |  gr | ||
| U-44 | Mathes | | Flora | 2,980 | gr | ||
| 10,092 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
No attacks found on this date.
U-boats lost
1944: U-271 +, U-571 +
103 men died when those 2 U-boats were lost on this date. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
1945
U-348
One man drowned in a diving accident near Gotenhafen, while checking the damage sustained by U-348 after it ran aground near Hela the day before. [Matrose Hermann Witthöft]
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Heinz Bentzien (1917), Albert Langfeld (1918).
The following men died on this day:
Curt Barleben (1944), Martin Grasse (1945), Gustav Lüssow (1944).
See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 28 January
This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1940
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-10
From Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-37
U-boats entering base:
To Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-19 (11 days)
1942
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-136 (3 days)
To Brest, France: U-656 (14 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-578 (14 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-439, U-653
From Kiel, Germany: U-468
From La Pallice: U-332, U-753
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-376 (3 days), U-526 (2 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Penang, Malaysia: U-168
From Singapur: U-183
U-boats entering base:
To Hammerfest, Norway: U-278 (21 days), U-360 (33 days)
1945
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-1276 (lost 24 days later)
From Horten, Norway: U-327
From Trondheim, Norway: U-1163
U-boats entering base:
To Horten, Norway: U-399 (4 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-295 (13 days), U-318 (5 days)
U-boats at sea on 28 January
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1940
U-10, U-13, U-20, U-21, U-23, U-24, U-25, U-31, U-34, U-37, U-41 (+), U-44, U-48, U-51, U-55 (+), U-56, U-58, U-61.
18 boats at sea.
1941
U-48, U-52, U-93, U-94, U-101, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-123.
10 boats at sea.
1942
U-66, U-67, U-73, U-81, U-82 (+), U-84, U-85, U-86, U-87, U-94, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-123, U-125, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-132, U-135, U-156, U-161, U-203, U-205, U-213, U-331, U-332, U-333, U-352, U-372, U-375, U-402, U-404, U-431, U-432, U-435, U-453, U-454, U-455, U-502, U-504, U-505, U-553, U-561, U-563, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-572, U-575, U-576, U-581 (+), U-582, U-584, U-585, U-586, U-587, U-588, U-591, U-654, U-701, U-751, U-753, U-754.
69 boats at sea.
1943
U-19, U-24, U-43, U-66, U-69 (+), U-71, U-77, U-83, U-87 (+), U-89, U-96, U-105, U-108, U-117, U-118, U-123, U-124, U-125, U-135, U-156 (+), U-160, U-175, U-176, U-182 (+), U-186, U-187 (+), U-201 (+), U-202, U-214, U-217, U-218, U-223, U-226, U-255, U-257, U-258, U-260, U-262, U-264, U-265 (+), U-266, U-267, U-268 (+), U-302, U-303, U-332, U-333, U-358, U-381, U-383, U-384, U-402, U-403, U-404, U-407, U-413, U-414, U-431, U-436, U-438, U-439, U-442 (+), U-444, U-453, U-454, U-456, U-459, U-460, U-465, U-466, U-504, U-506, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-514, U-516, U-518, U-521, U-522 (+), U-525, U-558, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-584, U-594, U-596, U-598, U-606 (+), U-607, U-608, U-609 (+), U-613, U-614, U-617, U-620 (+), U-622, U-624 (+), U-625, U-629, U-631, U-632, U-653, U-657, U-662, U-704, U-706, U-707, U-752, U-753, U-755.
112 boats at sea.
1944
U-24, U-66 (+), U-91 (+), U-123, U-129, U-177 (+), U-178, U-188, U-193, U-212, U-223, U-230, U-238 (+), U-256, U-257 (+), U-260, U-281, U-283 (+), U-302, U-309, U-312, U-313, U-314 (+), U-364 (+), U-371, U-386 (+), U-390, U-406 (+), U-413, U-425, U-441, U-453, U-455, U-471, U-510, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-532, U-539, U-545 (+), U-546, U-547, U-549, U-592 (+), U-601, U-636, U-650, U-666 (+), U-709 (+), U-714, U-716, U-731, U-737, U-739, U-762 (+), U-763, U-764, U-845 (+), U-846, U-852 (+), U-953, U-956, U-957, U-960, U-963, U-965, U-967, U-969, U-976, U-981, U-984, U-985, U-989, U-990, U-1062, UIT-22 (+).
77 boats at sea.
1945
U-195, U-242, U-244, U-245, U-275, U-278, U-285, U-286, U-290, U-293, U-299, U-300 (+), U-307, U-313, U-325, U-327, U-348, U-370, U-427, U-475, U-480 (+), U-485, U-510, U-532, U-636, U-676 (+), U-680, U-739, U-745 (+), U-764, U-806, U-825, U-843, U-861, U-862, U-868, U-869 (+), U-870, U-905, U-907, U-963, U-992, U-1001, U-1004, U-1009, U-1014 (+), U-1017, U-1018 (+), U-1055, U-1058, U-1203, U-1208 (+), U-1230, U-1231, U-1232, U-1233, U-1276 (+), UIT-24.
58 boats at sea.
General Events on 28 January
1945
A German minesweeper collided with U-1163 in Norwegian waters off Trondheim, causing minor damage to the U-boat.
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