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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-1271Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 49 790
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number66
Ordered23rd Mar 1942
Keel laid17th Apr 1943
Launched8th Dec 1943
Commissioned12th Jan 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
01.44 - 09.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.44 - 05.4533.U-Flottille, Flensburg
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
01.44 - 04.45OL Erwin Knipping
04.45 - 05.45OL Sven Thienemann
see also: U-682 

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