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| U-1229 | Type IXC/40 |
| Feldpost Number | M 55 295 |
| Construction Yard | Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder |
| Yard Number | 392 |
| Ordered | 14th Oct 1941 |
| Keel laid | 2nd Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 22nd Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13th Jan 1944 |
| Baubelehrung | 8.KLA, Hamburg | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 01.44 - 07.44 | 31.U-Flottille, Hamburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 08.44 - 08.44 | 10.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 01.44 - 08.44 | KL ~ KK Arnim Zinke |
| Operations information for U-1229 | 13.07.1944 - 15.07.1944
First Sailing
U-1229 left Kiel under the command of Arnim Zinke on 13th Jul 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 15th Jul 1944 after two days.
| 16.07.1944 - 18.07.1944
Second Sailing
On the 16th Jul 1944, U-1229 left Kristiansand under the command of Arnim Zinke and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 18th Jul 1944.
| 26.07.1944 - 20.08.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-1229 departed under Arnim Zinke from Trondheim on 26th Jul 1944. The boat was declared missing after 20th Aug 1944.
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| Notes for U-1229 | U-1229 was en route to Maine, to land an abwehr agent (Oskar Mantel) on the 20th August 1944, when she was detected by radar from an Avenger of VC-42 SQN of the USN from the USS Bogue. At 1229 Lt(jg) A X Brokas attacked with depth charges and rockets, while U-1229 inexplicably remained surfaced. Eventually KL Zinke ordered U-1229 dived, but by now this was too late. The badly damaged boat was leaving an oil slick, and Brokas dropped sonobuoys and remained over the area while calling up reenforcements. After an hour two more Avengers and a Wildcat arrived - piloted by Lt(jg) B C Sissler, Lt(jg) M J Sherbring and Lt J B Watson.
At 1419 U-1229 could be seen about to surface. The boat's batteries were damaged and Zinke needed to surface for repairs. After an aborted attack by two of the Avengers, one of them successfully attacked U-1229, hitting it with up to 7 rockets. Men were now abandoning the boat, but another Avenger attacked again, fortunately failing to release most of its depth charges, and the one that did release was a dud. At about 1440 U-1229 sank by the bow. 18 men were killed, and 41 were rescued.
We have 57 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 1229
You can perform other crew searches here. Note that the number of names we give possibly includes prior crew members.You can discuss this boat or ask questions at the ubootwaffe.net forums | We have a position of 42°20N 51°39W for where this boat went down, mapped below. The cross represents where U 1229 went down. |
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| | U-1229 crew being rescued | | Courtesy Alvin and Marc Suttle | | This picture was taken from USS Janssen DE-396 as she rescued 41 crew of U-1229. |
| | | Courtesy Alvin and Marc Suttle | | The man in the photo above with his arm bandaged is Richard
Sobotta. His left arm had to be amputated afterwards. |
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