U-2519

Type

XXI

 
Ordered6 Nov 1943
Laid down 24 Aug 1944 Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2519)
Launched13 Oct 1944
Commissioned15 Nov 1944KrvKpt. Peter-Erich Cremer
Commanders
15 Nov 1944 - Feb, 1945  KrvKpt. Peter-Erich Cremer (Knights Cross)
CareerNo patrols15 Nov 1944 - 3 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 1945 at Kiel. Wreck 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-2519 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



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.