U-1132

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 15 Feb 1943 Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel (werk 34)
Launched29 Apr 1944
Commissioned24 Jun 1944Oblt. Walter-Bruno Koch
Commanders
24 Jun 1944 - 4 May 1945  Oblt. Walter-Bruno Koch
CareerNo patrols24 Jun 1944 - 31 Jan 1945  5. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1945 - 4 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled at 2200hrs on 4 May, 1945 near Flensburg, Küpfermühlen Bay. Wreck later broken up.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1132 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.