U-435
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 16 Oct, 1939 | |||
| Laid down | 11 Apr, 1940 | F. Schichau, Danzig (werk 1477) | ||
| Launched | 31 May, 1941 | |||
| Commissioned | 30 Aug, 1941 | Kptlt. Siegfried Strelow (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 8 patrols | 30 Aug, 1941 - 31 Dec, 1941 5. Flottille (training) 1 Jan, 1942 - 30 Jun, 1942 1. Flottille (front boat) 1 Jul, 1942 - 31 Jan, 1943 11. Flottille (front boat) 1 Feb, 1943 - 9 Jul, 1943 1. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 9 ships sunk for a total of 53.712 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 2.456 GRT 3 warships sunk for a total of 855 tons | |||
| Fate | Sunk 9 July, 1943 west of Figueira, Portugal, in position 39.48N, 14.22W, by 4 depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqdn.). 48 dead (all hands lost). | |||
See the 13 ships hit by U-435 - View the 8 war patrols
Wolfpack operations
U-435 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Ungestüm (14 Dec, 1942 - 23 Dec, 1942)
Burggraf (26 Feb, 1943 - 7 Mar, 1943)
Raubgraf (7 Mar, 1943 - 20 Mar, 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun, 1943 - 16 Jun, 1943)
Trutz III (16 Jun, 1943 - 2 Jul, 1943)
Geier II (2 Jul, 1943 - 9 Jul, 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-435 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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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  U-Boote im Eismeer, Ost, Horst-Gotthard, 1943 |