U-861
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 5 Jun, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 15 Jul, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1067) | ||
| Launched | 29 Apr, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 2 Sep, 1943 | Kptlt. Jürgen Oesten (Knights Cross) | ||
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| Career | 2 patrols | 2 Sep, 1943 - 31 Mar, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Apr, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 6 May, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | 3 ships sunk for a total of 20.311 GRT 1 auxiliary warship sunk for a total of 1.737 GRT 1 ship damaged for a total of 8.139 GRT | |||
| Fate | Taken out of service at Trondheim, Norway on 6 May, 1945. Transferred to Lisahally, Northern Ireland on 29 May, 1945 for Operation Deadlight. Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info) | |||
See the 5 ships hit by U-861 - View the 2 war patrols
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-861 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  Tiger der Meere, Schulz, Joh., Two Years Behind the Mast, McCormick, Lt. Comm. Harold J., 1991 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 |