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U-1225

Type

IXC/40

 
Ordered25 Aug, 1941
Laid down 28 Dec, 1942 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 388)
Launched21 Jul, 1943
Commissioned10 Nov, 1943Oblt. Ernst Sauerberg
Commanders
10 Nov, 1943 - 24 Jun, 1944  Oblt. Ernst Sauerberg
15 May, 1944 - 12 Jun, 1944  Oblt. Ekkehard Scherraus
Career1 patrol 10 Nov, 1943 - 31 May, 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Jun, 1944 - 24 Jun, 1944  2. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 24 June, 1944 north-west of Bergen, in position 63.00N, 00.50W, by depth charges from a Canadian Catalina aircraft (RCAF-Sqdn 162/P). 56 dead (all hands lost).

View the 1 war patrol

Attacks on this boat

24 Jun, 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:Canadian Catalina (Sqdn 162/P)

U-boat sunk. 5 of 8 air crew rescued. The captain of the Canso, Flight Lieutenant D.E. Hornell, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his conduct during the attack and afterwards while awaiting rescue in the dinghy.

1 recorded attacks on this boat.

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat
This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus in April 1944. Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-1225 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


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German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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