U-822
Type | VIIC | |||
| Ordered | 20 Jan, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 29 Oct, 1941 | Oderwerke, Stettin (werk 822) | ||
| Launched | 20 Feb, 1944 | |||
| Commissioned | 1 Jul, 1944 | Oblt. Josef Elsinghorst | ||
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| Career | No patrols | 1 Jul, 1944 - 3 May, 1945 4. Flottille (training) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Scuttled on May 3, 1945 in the Wesermünde, in position 53.32N, 08.35E. Wreck broken up in 1948. | |||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-822 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 |