List of all U-boats
U-623
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 15 Jul 1941 | Blohm & Voss, Hamburg (werk 599) | ||||||||
| Launched | 31 Mar 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 21 May 1942 | Oblt. Hermann Schrüder | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk on 21 February 1943 in the North Atlantic north of the Azores, in position 48.08N, 29.37W, by six depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (120 Sqn RAF/T). 46 dead (all hands lost). | |||||||||
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Wolfpack operations
U-623 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Drachen (22 Nov 1942 - 3 Dec 1942)
Panzer (3 Dec 1942 - 9 Dec 1942)
Ungestüm (11 Dec 1942 - 13 Dec 1942)
Raufbold (13 Dec 1942 - 18 Dec 1942)
Ritter (11 Feb 1943 - 21 Feb 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-623 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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