List of all U-boats
U-2524
Type | XXI | ||||||
| Ordered | 6 Nov 1943 | ||||||
| Laid down | 6 Sep 1944 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 2524) | |||||
| Launched | 30 Oct 1944 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 16 Jan 1945 | Kptlt. Ernst von Witzendorff | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Scuttled on 3 May 1945 south-east of the island of Fehmarn, Germany, in the Kattegat in position 54.26N, 11.39E. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | ||||||
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She had been attacked by aircraft earlier in the day. The man who died refused to leave the boat when she was scuttled.
Attacks on this boat and other events
3 May 1945
British Beaufighters from Sqdns 236 and 254 attacked U-2524, killing one man and leaving the boat severely damaged. She was scuttled later that day. The LI refused to leave and went down with the boat. [Oberleutnant (Ing) Werner Braun]
1 recorded attack on this boat.
Men lost from the boat
3 May 1945
British Beaufighters from Sqdns 236 and 254 attacked U-2524, killing one man and leaving the boat severely damaged. She was scuttled later that day. The LI refused to leave and went down with the boat. [Oberleutnant (Ing) Werner Braun]
Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -
U-boat Emblems
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