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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-1278Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 30 549
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number73
Ordered13th Jun 1942
Keel laid12th Aug 1943
Launched15th Apr 1944
Commissioned31st May 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.44 - 11.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
12.44 - 02.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.44 - 02.45OL ~ KL Erich Müller-Bethke

Operations information for U-1278
31.01.1945 - 02.02.1945
First Sailing
U-1278 left Kiel under the command of Erich Müller-Bethke on 31st Jan 1945 and arrived at Horten on 2nd Feb 1945 after two days.
11.02.1945 - 17.02.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 11th Feb 1945, U-1278 left Horten under the command of Erich Müller-Bethke. The boat was lost on 17th Feb 1945.

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