U-2338

Type

XXIII

 
Ordered20 Sep 1943
Laid down 10 Aug 1944 Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 492)
Launched18 Sep 1944
Commissioned9 Oct 1944Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Kaiser
Commanders
9 Oct 1944 - 4 May 1945  Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Kaiser
CareerNo patrols9 Oct 1944 - 4 May 1945  32. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 4 May, 1945 east-north-east of Frederica, in position 55.34N, 09.49E, by British Beaufighter aircraft (Sqdn. 236 & 254). 12 dead and 1 survivor

Raised in 1952 and 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-2338 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.