U-2356
Type | XXIII | |||
| Ordered | 20 Sep, 1944 | |||
| Laid down | 21 Oct, 1944 | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg (werk 510) | ||
| Launched | 19 Dec, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 12 Jan, 1945 | Oblt. Friedrich Hartel | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 12 Jan, 1945 - 15 Feb, 1945 32. Flottille (training) 16 Feb, 1945 - 8 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Taken to Lisahally on 21 June, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-2356 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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 |