List of all U-boats
U-411
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||
| Ordered | 30 Oct 1939 | |||||||||||
| Laid down | 28 Jan 1941 | Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 112) | ||||||||||
| Launched | 15 Nov 1941 | |||||||||||
| Commissioned | 18 Mar 1942 | Oblt. Gerhard Litterscheid | ||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 13 November 1942 in the North Atlantic west of Gibraltar, in position 36.00N, 09.35W, by four depth charges from a British Hudson aircraft (500 Sqn RAF/D). 46 dead (all hands lost). (FDS/NHB, June 1988). | |||||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk by the British destroyer HMS Wrestler on 15 Nov, 1942 in position 36.09N, 07.42. (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack boat actually destroyed the U-98.
Wolfpack operations
U-411 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Vorwärts (25 Aug 1942 - 18 Sep 1942)
Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942)
Schlagetot (9 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-411 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 The Berlin Bear (Coat of Arms) |
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