List of all U-boats
U-768
Type | VIIC | ||||||
| Ordered | 15 Aug 1940 | ||||||
| Laid down | 5 Apr 1941 | Kriegsmarinewerft (KMW), Wilhelmshaven (werk 151) | |||||
| Launched | 22 Aug 1943 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 14 Oct 1943 | Oblt. Johann Buttjer | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Sank on 20 November 1943 in the Gulf of Danzig, in position 54.25,7N, 19.08E, after a collision with U-745. 44 survivors (no casualties). | ||||||
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Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-768 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
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