U-419

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered20 Jan 1941
Laid down 7 Nov 1941 Danziger Werft AG, Danzig (werk 120)
Launched22 Aug 1942
Commissioned18 Nov 1942Oblt. Dietrich Giersberg
Commanders
18 Nov 1942 - 8 Oct 1943  Oblt. Dietrich Giersberg
Career1 patrol 18 Nov 1942 - 31 Jul 1943  8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1943 - 8 Oct 1943  11. Flottille (front boat)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk 8 Oct, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 56.31N, 27.05W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 86/R). 48 dead and 1 survivor

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Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-419 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


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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.