U-768
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 15 Aug, 1940 | |||
| Laid down | 5 Apr, 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven (werk 151) | ||
| Launched | 22 Aug, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 14 Oct, 1943 | Oblt. Johann Buttjer | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 14 Oct, 1943 - 20 Nov, 1943 31. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sank on 20 Nov, 1943 in the Gulf of Danzig in position 54.30N, 19.15E after a collision with U-745. 44 survivors (No casualties). | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-768 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 |