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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-1273Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 50 803
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number68
Ordered23rd Mar 1942
Keel laid7th Jun 1943
Launched10th Jan 1944
Commissioned16th Feb 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.44 - 01.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 02.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
02.44 - 07.44OL Karl-Heinz Voswinkel
see also: U-3509 
07.44 - 02.45KL Helmut Knollmann

Operations information for U-1273
10.02.1945 - 14.02.1945
First Sailing
U-1273 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Knollmann on 10th Feb 1945 and arrived at Horten on 14th Feb 1945 after four days.
17.02.1945 - 17.02.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Feb 1945, U-1273 left Horten under the command of Helmut Knollmann. The boat was lost on 17th Feb 1945.

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