List of all U-boats

U-675

Type

VIIC

 
Ordered5 Jun 1941
Laid down9 Apr 1942 Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG, Hamburg (werk 824)
Launched8 May 1943
Commissioned14 Jul 1943Oblt. Karl-Heinz Sammler
Commanders
14 Jul 1943 - 24 May 1944  Oblt. Karl-Heinz Sammler
Career
1 patrol
14 Jul 1943-30 Apr 1944  5. Flottille (training)
1 May 1944-24 May 1944  6. Flottille (active service)
SuccessesNo ships sunk or damaged
Fate

Sunk on 24 May 1944 in the Norwegian Sea west of Alesund, in position 62.27N, 03.04E, by depth charges from a British Sunderland aircraft (4 OTU RAF/R). 51 dead (all hands lost).

Loss position

View the 1 war patrol

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-675 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.


U-boat and Aword

Media links


German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel


U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 2

Wynn, Kenneth


Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II

Blair, Clay




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