U-268
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 4 Sep, 1941 | Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 33) | ||
| Launched | 9 Jun, 1942 | |||
| Commissioned | 29 Jul, 1942 | Oblt. Ernst Heydemann | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 29 Jul, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 8. Flottille (training) 1 Feb, 1943 - 19 Feb, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 1 ship sunk for a total of 14.547 GRT 3 warships sunk for a total of 873 tons (lost aboard transport ships) | |||
| Fate | Sunk 19 Feb, 1943 in the Bay of Biscay west of Nantes, France, in position 47.03N, 05.56W, by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 172/B). 44 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 4 ships hit by U-268 - View the 1 war patrol
Wolfpack operations
U-268 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Habicht (12 Jan, 1943 - 19 Jan, 1943)
Haudegen (22 Jan, 1943 - 2 Feb, 1943)
Nordsturm (2 Feb, 1943 - 9 Feb, 1943)
Attacks on this boat
19 Feb, 1943
The sinking of U-268The inbound boat was sunk in a Leigh Light attack by the British Wellington Mk.VIII MP505 (172 Sqdn RAF/B, pilot F/O G.D. Lundon) in the Bay of Biscay.
1 recorded attacks on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
22 Jan, 1943
Leutnant zur See Wilhem Deutsch was lost by washing overboard. (When U-268 was sunk four weeks later only 44 men were killed, instead of the normally reported figure of 45 men.)
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
 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: 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 |