German submarine U-211

VII C

44 194

Germania Werft in Kiel

October 16, 1939

640

March 29, 1941

January 15, 1942

March 7, 1942

March 7, 1942 - November 19, 1943 Lieutenant Charles home

  • August 26, 1942 (Bergen ) - October 7, 1942
  • November 11, 1942 (Brest) - December 29, 1942
  • February 13, 1943 (Brest) - February 25, 1943
  • May 10, 1943 (Brest) - July 16, 1943
  • September 23, 1943 (Lorient ) - September 24, 1943
  • October 11, 1943 (Brest) - November 19, 1943

2 ships ( 12,587 GRT)

U 211 was a U- Boat Type VII C, which was used in World War II by the German Navy.

U 211 was built in the Germania shipyard in Kiel and put into service on March 7, 1942. Under his single commander, Lieutenant Charles home it graduated from France, mostly from Brest Operating as a total of five patrols in the Atlantic. It sank two ships totaling 12,587 GRT and damaged two more. On November 19, 1943, the boat was in an attack on a convoy east of the Azores by a British Vickers Wellington sunk ( Lage40.25 - 19.3).

Flotilla

  • 5 Unterseebootflottille ( Ausbildungsflottille )
  • 9 Unterseebootflottille ( Frontflottille )
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