List of all U-boats

U-295

Type

VIIC/41

 
Ordered14 Oct 1941
Laid down31 Dec 1942 Bremer Vulkan-Vegesacker Werft, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 60)
Launched13 Sep 1943
Commissioned20 Oct 1943Oblt. Günther Wieboldt
Commanders
20 Oct 1943 - 19 May 1945  Kptlt. Günter Wieboldt
Career
6 patrols
20 Oct 1943-31 Jul 1944  8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug 1944-30 Sep 1944  11. Flottille (active service)
1 Oct 1944-31 Mar 1945  13. Flottille (active service)
1 Apr 1945-8 May 1945  14. Flottille (active service)
Successes1 warship damaged, total tonnage 1,150 tons
Fate

Surrendered at Narvik, Norway on 9 May 1945.

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

Operation Deadlight (post-war Allied operation, info)
Sunk on 17 Dec, 1945 in position 56.14N, 10.37W.

Final location

See the 1 ships hit by U-295 - View the 6 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-295 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Panther (21 Oct 1944 - 6 Nov 1944)
   Stier (21 Nov 1944 - 16 Dec 1944)
   Faust (16 Apr 1945 - 1 May 1945)

General notes on this boat

24 Jan 1945. On 24 January, 1945 U-295 hit a mine in the Barents Sea and was damaged so badly that she had to return to base.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-295 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.


Horse, Dog, Cat, Rooster

Sword and Leaf

U-boat Decoration and V

Media links


U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


amazon.co.uk
(£ 38.25)


The Grey Wolves of Eriboll

David M. Hird


The Royal Navy and German Naval Disarmament, 1942-1947

Madsen, Chris


amazon.com
($ 58.77)


U-Boat Operations of the Second World War - Vol 1

Wynn, Kenneth


Hitler's U-boat War, Vol II

Blair, Clay


German U-Boat Losses During World War II

Niestle, Axel




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