List of all U-boats
U-1272
Type | VIIC/41 | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 23 Mar 1942 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 31 May 1943 | Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 67) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 23 Dec 1943 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 28 Jan 1944 | Oblt. Bernhard Meentzen | ||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate | Surrendered on 10 May 1945 at Bergen, Norway (Waller & Niestlé, 2010). Transferred from Bergen, Norway to Loch Ryan, Scotland on 30 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||||||||||
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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-1272 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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