U-752

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered9 Oct 1939
Laid down 5 Jan 1940 Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 135)
Launched29 Mar 1941
Commissioned24 May 1941Kptlt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Commanders
24 May 1941 - 23 May 1943  KrvKpt. Karl-Ernst Schroeter
Career8 patrols 24 May 1941 - 1 Aug 1941  3. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1941 - 23 May 1943  3. Flottille (front boat)
Successes6 ships sunk for a total of 32,358 GRT
2 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 1,134 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 4,799 GRT
Fate

Sunk 23 May, 1943 in the North Atlantic, in position 51.40N, 29.49W, by rockets from a Swordfish aircraft (FAA-Sqdn. 819) of the British escort carrier HMS Archer. 29 dead and 17 survivors.

See the 9 ships hit by U-752 - View the 8 war patrols

Wolfpack operations

U-752 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Hai (8 Jul 1942 - 21 Jul 1942)
   Habicht (12 Jan 1943 - 19 Jan 1943)
   Haudegen (22 Jan 1943 - 9 Feb 1943)
   Rhein (8 May 1943 - 11 May 1943)
   Elbe I (11 May 1943 - 13 May 1943)

Attacks on this boat

10 Feb 1943
An American B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 2, pilot William L. Sanford) hit the boat. The boat was already aborting its patrol when this attack took place so it just continued its homeward journey. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 183)

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-752 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.



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.
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.