List of all U-boats
U-856
Type | IXC/40 | |||||||||
| Ordered | 5 Jun 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 31 Oct 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1062) | ||||||||
| Launched | 11 May 1943 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 19 Aug 1943 | Oblt. Friedrich Wittenberg | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 7 April 1944 in the North Atlantic south-east of Boston, in position 40.18N, 62.22W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Champlin and the US destroyer escort USS Huse. 27 dead and 28 survivors. | |||||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-856 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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