List of all U-boats
U-766
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 149) | ||||||||
| Launched | 29 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 30 Jul 1943 | Oblt. Hans-Dietrich Wilke | ||||||||
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| Career 5 patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Decommissioned on 24 August 1944 at La Pallice and laid up in the U-boat pen as the boat was unseaworthy due to battle damage. Captured by French forces in May 1945. Post war information (see more post-war boats): | |||||||||
Attacks on this boat and other events
14 Aug 1944
A Canadian Wellington (Sqdn 407/E) was shot down on the Brest - La Pallice route.
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-766 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 3 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 6th Flotilla |
 Hanging Shield |
Aircraft shot down |
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