U-720

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered25 Aug 1941
Laid down 17 Aug 1942 H C Stülcken Sohn, Hamburg (werk 786)
Launched5 Jun 1943
Commissioned17 Sep 1943Ltnt. Wolf-Harald Schüer
Commanders
17 Sep 1943 - 31 Mar 1944  Oblt. Wolf-Harald Schüler
1 Apr 1944 - 22 Nov 1944  Oblt. Walter Boldt
23 Nov 1944 - 8 May 1945  Oblt. Erhard Wendelberger
CareerNo patrols17 Sep 1943 - 28 Feb 1945  21. Flottille (school boat)
1 Mar 1945 - 8 May 1945  31. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Surrendered at Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 8 May, 1945. Transferred to Loch Ryan, Scotland for Operation Deadlight.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 21 December 1945 at 56.04N x 09.35W by naval gunfire.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-720 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.


We have an emblem for this boat!

You can view it here. (The emblem on the left is not the emblem for this boat).



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.
Die Heimfahrt der U-720. Lehnhoff, Joachim, 1956. (transl.)
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.