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U-679

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun, 1941
Laid down 3 Sep, 1942 Howaldtswerke, Hamburg (werk 828)
Launched18 Sep, 1943
Commissioned29 Nov, 1943Ltnt. Friedrich Breckwoldt
Commanders
29 Nov, 1943 - 20 Oct, 1944  Oblt. Friedrich Breckwoldt
21 Oct, 1944 - 9 Jan, 1945  Oblt. Eduard Aust
Career3 patrols 29 Nov, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944  31. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1944 - 9 Jan, 1945  8. Flottille (front boat)
Successes1 warship sunk for a total of 39 tons
1 warship damaged for a total of 36 tons
Fate

Sunk 9 Jan, 1945 in the Baltic Sea in position 59.26N, 24.07E by depth charges from the USSR anti-submarine vessel MO 124. 51 dead (all hands lost).

See the 2 ships hit by U-679 - View the 3 war patrols

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-679 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel

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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