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Type	IID
Ordered	25 Sep, 1939
Laid down	6 Jul, 1940	Deutsche Werke, Kiel (werk 281)
Launched	14 Dec, 1940
Commissioned	29 Jan, 1941	Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer (Knights Cross)
Commanders	29 Jan, 1941 - 21 Jul, 1941   Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer (Knights Cross) 22 Jul, 1941 - 30 Sep, 1941   Oblt. Werner Bender 1 Oct, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942   Hans Hildebrandt 1 Aug, 1942 - 20 Sep, 1942   Hans-Ferdinand Geisler 21 Sep, 1942 - 24 Jul, 1943   Victor-Wilhelm Nonn 25 Jul, 1943 - 15 Oct, 1944   Oblt. Wilhelm Bergemann 16 Oct, 1944 - 2 May, 1945   Oblt. Gernot Thiel
Career	No patrols	29 Jan, 1941 - 31 Aug, 1941  24. Flottille (training) 1 Sep, 1941 - 1 Mar, 1945  21. Flottille (school boat) 1 Mar, 1945 - 2 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
Successes	No ships sunk or damaged
Fate	Scuttled on 2 May, 1945 in the Raederschleuse at Wilhelmshaven. Wreck broken up , date unknown.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-152 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers

Books dealing with this subject include: Battle Beneath the Waves, Stern, Robert C., 1999 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 ... see more Naval books

There was another U-152 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 20 May, 1917 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 20 Oct, 1917. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 152 during WWI.