List of all U-boats
U-872
Type | IXD2 | ||||||
| Ordered | 25 Aug 1941 | ||||||
| Laid down | 23 Dec 1942 | AG Weser, Bremen (werk 1080) | |||||
| Launched | 20 Oct 1943 | ||||||
| Commissioned | 10 Feb 1944 | Oblt. Peter-Otmar Grau | |||||
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| Career No patrols |
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | ||||||
| Fate |
Badly damaged on 29 July 1944 at Bremen by US bombs. Taken out of service 10 Aug 1944 and later broken up. 1 dead, unknown number of survivors. | ||||||
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-872 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Polar bear |
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