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Type	VIIC
Ordered	25 Jan, 1939
Laid down	28 Dec, 1939	Germaniawerft, Kiel (werk 619)
Launched	22 Nov, 1940
Commissioned	4 Jan, 1941	Korvkpt. Hans Werner Neumann
Commanders	4 Jan, 1941 - Sep, 1941   KrvKpt. Hans-Werner Neumann Sep, 1941 - 1 Dec, 1941   Helmut Köster 2 Dec, 1941 - 6 May, 1942   Kptlt. Waldemar Mehl (Knights Cross) 7 May, 1942 - 19 Nov, 1942   Hans-Martin Scheibe 20 Nov, 1942 - 14 Dec, 1943   Oblt. Helmut Lange 15 Dec, 1943 - 19 May, 1944   Oblt. Paul Sander 20 May, 1944 - Mar, 1945   Oblt. Karl-Theodor Mayer
Career	No patrols	4 Jan, 1941 - 8 Jun, 1941  21. Flottille (training) 9 Jun, 1941 - 1 Jul, 1941  24. Flottille (school boat) 2 Jul, 1941 - 30 Mar, 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
Successes	No ships sunk or damaged
Fate	Damaged on 30 Mar, 1945 in Bremen by bombs (American daylight bombing). Scuttled on 2 May, 1945.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-72 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

German U-Boat Losses During World War II Niestle, Axel Buy this title at amazon.co.uk See more sellers

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 ... see more Naval books

There was another U-72 in World War One
That boat was launched from its shipyard on 31 Oct, 1915 and commissioned into the Imperial Navy on 26 Jan, 1916. The Naval war in WWI was brought to an end with the Armistice signed on 11 Nov, 1918. Read about the U 72 during WWI.