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U-349

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 29 Dec, 1942 Nordseewerke, Emden (werk 221)
Launched22 Jul, 1943
Commissioned8 Sep, 1943Ltnt. Ernst Lottner
Commanders
8 Sep, 1943 - 4 Jan, 1944  Oblt. Ernst Lottner
5 Jan, 1944 - 5 May, 1945  Oblt. Wolfgang Dähne
CareerNo patrols8 Sep, 1943 - 30 Sep, 1943  22. Flottille (school boat)
1 Oct, 1943 - 28 Feb, 1945  23. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar, 1945 - 5 May, 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 5 May, 1945 in Gelting Bay. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors.

Wreck broken up in 1948.

Men lost from the boat

5 May, 1945
When the boat was scuttled Obermaschinist Wilhelm Hegenbarth set the charges off and refused to leave the boat.

  Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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