U-871
Type | IXD2 | |||
| Ordered | 25 Aug, 1941 | |||
| Laid down | 14 Nov, 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1079) | ||
| Launched | 7 Sep, 1943 | |||
| Commissioned | 15 Jan, 1944 | Kptlt. Erwin Ganzer | ||
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| Career | 1 patrol | 15 Jan, 1944 - 31 Jul, 1944 4. Flottille (training) 1 Aug, 1944 - 26 Sep, 1944 12. Flottille (front boat) | ||
| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||
| Fate | Sunk 26 Sept, 1944 north-west of the Azores, in position 43.18N, 36.28W, by depth charges from a British B-17 Fortress aircraft (Sqdn 220/P). 69 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-871 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 |