U-828

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered8 Jun 1942
Laid down 16 Aug 1943 F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1591)
Launched16 Mar 1944
Commissioned17 Jun 1944Oblt. Alfred John
Commanders
17 Jun 1944 - 3 May 1945  Oblt. Alfred John
CareerNo patrols17 Jun 1944 - 7 Feb 1945  8. Flottille (training)
8 Feb 1945 - 3 May 1945  5. Flottille (training)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Scuttled on 3 May, 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-828 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.