U-435

Type

VIIC

Ordered

16 Oct 1939

Laid down

11 Apr 1940

F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1477)

Launched

31 May 1941

Commissioned

30 Aug 1941

Kptlt. Siegfried Strelow (Knights Cross)

Commanders

30 Aug 1941

9 Jul 1943

KrvKpt. Siegfried Strelow (Knights Cross)

Career
8 patrols

30 Aug 1941	-	31 Dec 1941	5. Flottille (training)
1 Jan 1942	-	30 Jun 1942	1. Flottille (active service)
1 Jul 1942	-	31 Jan 1943	11. Flottille (active service)
1 Feb 1943	-	9 Jul 1943	1. Flottille (active service)

Successes

9 ships sunk, total tonnage 53,712 GRT
1 auxiliary warship sunk, total tonnage 2,456 GRT
3 warships sunk, total tonnage 855 tons

Fate

Sunk on 9 July 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Lisbon, Portugal, in position 39.20N, 13.00W, by depth charges from a US Liberator aircraft (1st A/S Sqn USAAF/B). 48 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, April 2003).

Loss position

See the 13 ships hit by U-435 - View the 8 war patrols

Previously recorded fate

Sunk on 9 July 1943 in the North Atlantic west of Figueira, Portugal, in position 39.48N, 14.22W, by 4 depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (179 Sqdn.).

Wolfpack operations

U-435 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
   Hecht (27 Jan 1942 - 4 Feb 1942)
   Umbau (4 Feb 1942 - 16 Feb 1942)
   Eiswolf (28 Mar 1942 - 31 Mar 1942)
   Robbenschlag (7 Apr 1942 - 13 Apr 1942)
   Nebelkönig (27 Jul 1942 - 14 Aug 1942)
   Ungestüm (11 Dec 1942 - 30 Dec 1942)
   Burggraf (24 Feb 1943 - 5 Mar 1943)
   Raubgraf (7 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943)
   Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
   Trutz 3 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
   Geier 2 (30 Jun 1943 - 9 Jul 1943)

Attacks on this boat and other events

30 Mar 1942
At 18.17 hrs the boat was sighted by the Soviet Gremyashchiy, which was escorting nine ships of convoy PQ 13 near Kildin Island, off Murmansk. The destroyer dropped eight small and nine large depth charges after U-43 dived, causing no damage. (Sources: Ritschel/Rohwer)

1 recorded attack on this boat.

Men lost from U-boats

Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-435 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.