U-432
Type | VIIC | |||||
| Ordered | 23 Sep 1939 | |||||
| Laid down | 14 Jan 1940 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1473) | ||||
| Launched | 3 Feb 1941 | |||||
| Commissioned | 26 Apr 1941 | Oblt. Heinz-Otto Schultze (Knights Cross) | ||||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 26 Apr 1941 - 1 Aug 1941 3. Flottille (training) 1 Aug 1941 - 11 Mar 1943 3. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | 19 ships sunk for a total of 64,769 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1,340 tons 2 ships damaged for a total of 15,666 GRT | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 11 March, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51.35N, 28.20W, by depth charges and gunfire from the Free French corvette Aconit. 26 dead and 20 survivors. | |||||
See the 22 ships hit by U-432 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-432 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Pfadfinder (23 May 1942 - 27 May 1942)
Westwall (2 Dec 1942 - 25 Dec 1942)
Sturmbock (21 Feb 1943 - 25 Feb 1943)
Wildfang (25 Feb 1943 - 7 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Attacks on this boat
2 May 1942
The boat was slightly damaged during an air attack with six bombs in the North Atlantic.
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-432 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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