U-992

Type

VIIC

Ordered

25 May 1941

Laid down

30 Oct 1942

Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 192)

Launched

24 Jun 1943

Commissioned

2 Aug 1943

Oblt. Hans Falke

Commanders

2 Aug 1943

9 May 1945

Oblt. Hans Falke (German Cross in Gold)

Career
8 patrols

2 Aug 1943	-	29 Feb 1944	5. Flottille (training)
1 Mar 1944	-	31 May 1944	3. Flottille (active service)
1 Jun 1944	-	30 Sep 1944	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944	-	8 May 1945	13. Flottille (active service)

Successes

1 warship a total loss, total tonnage 1,060 tons

Fate

Surrendered on 9 May 1945 at Narvik, Norway.

Transferred to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, on 19 May 1945 and later to Loch Ryan via Lisahally.

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 16 December, 1945 at 56.10N x 10.05W by naval gunfire.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-992 - View the 8 war patrols

The U-boats that were in the Narvik area at the end of the war were all moved to the Skjomenfjord upon Allied orders to avoid conflicts with the Norwegians on 12 May. On 15 May, a German convoy of five ships (the fleet tender Grille with the staff of FdU Norwegen aboard, the fleet oiler Kärnten, the repair ship Kamerun and the depot ships Huascaran and Stella Polaris) and 15 U-boats (U-278, U-294, U-295, U-312, U-313, U-318, U-363, U-427, U-481, U-668, U-716, U-968, U-992, U-997 and U-1165) left for transfer to Trondheim, but was intercepted after two days by the 9th Escort Group off the Norwegian coast and officially capitulated. While the ships were allowed to proceed to Trondheim, the U-boats were escorted to Loch Eriboll, Scotland, arriving on 19 May. All U-boats were later that month transferred to Lisahally or Loch Ryan for Operation Deadlight.

Wolfpack operations

U-992 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Trutz (1 Jun 1944 - 10 Jul 1944)
   Dachs (1 Sep 1944 - 5 Sep 1944)
   Zorn (28 Sep 1944 - 1 Oct 1944)
   Grimm (1 Oct 1944 - 2 Oct 1944)
   Panther (20 Oct 1944 - 9 Nov 1944)
   Stier (5 Dec 1944 - 7 Dec 1944)
   Hagen (17 Mar 1945 - 21 Mar 1945)

Schnorchel-fitted U-boat

This boat was fitted with a Schnorchel underwater-breathing apparatus but the date of fitting or sailing date with the equipment is unknown.

Read more about the Schnorchel and see list of fitted boats.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-992 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.