List of all U-boats
U-622
Type | VIIC | |||||||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||||||
| Laid down | 1 Jul 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 598) | ||||||||||||
| Launched | 19 Mar 1942 | |||||||||||||
| Commissioned | 14 May 1942 | Oblt. Horst-Thilo Queck | ||||||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk at 1353hrs on 24 July 1943 at the Standveis quay in Trondheim, by bombs during a US air raid (8th AF). No casualties. Raised on 20 April 1944 and docked, but not repaired. Wreck captured by British forces in May 1945 and broken up. | |||||||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-622 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Nordwind (24 Jan 1943 - 28 Jan 1943)
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-622 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 2 emblem entries for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 The Polar Bear - 11th Flotilla |
 A Shark biting a Torpedo |
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