List of all U-boats

U-414

Type

VIIC

Ordered

15 Aug 1940

Laid down

14 Jun 1941

Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 115)

Launched

25 Mar 1942

Commissioned

1 Jul 1942

Oblt. Walther Huth

Commanders

1 Jul 1942

25 May 1943

Oblt. Walther Huth

Career
3 patrols

1 Jul 1942	-	31 Dec 1942	8. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1943	-	30 Apr 1943	6. Flottille (active service)
1 May 1943	-	25 May 1943	29. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 ship sunk, total tonnage 5,979 GRT
1 ship damaged, total tonnage 7,134 GRT

Fate

Sunk 25 May, 1943 in the western Mediterranean north-west of Tenés, in position 36.31N, 00.40E, by depth charges from the British corvette HMS Vetch. 47 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

See the 2 ships hit by U-414 - View the 3 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-414 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Falke (15 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
Haudegen (19 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)

Attacks on this boat and other events

4 Feb 1943
The boat was attacked in the North Atlantic by a Curtiss aircraft and damaged so badly that she had to return to base.

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-414 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.