U-866
Type | IXC/40 | |||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||||
| Laid down | 23 Jan, 1943 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1074) | ||||
| Launched | 29 Jul, 1943 | |||||
| Commissioned | 17 Nov, 1943 | Korvkpt. Walter Pommerehne | ||||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 17 Nov, 1943 - 31 Jul, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 30 Sep, 1944 10. Flottille (front boat) 1 Oct, 1944 - 18 Mar, 1945 33. Flottille (front boat) | ||||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||
| Fate | Sunk 18 March, 1945 in the North Atlantic north-east of Boston, in position 43.18N, 61.08W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Lowe, USS Menges, USS Pride and USS Mosley. 55 dead (all hands lost). | |||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-866 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 |