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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-212Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 44 245
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number641
Ordered16th Oct 1939
Keel laid17th May 1941
Launched11th Mar 1942
Commissioned25th Apr 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Ostsee, Kiel /
1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.42 - 09.428.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.42 - 05.4311.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
06.43 - 10.4313.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
11.43 - 07.443.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
04.42 - 07.44OL Helmut Vogler

Operations information for U-212
12.09.1942 - 26.09.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Vogler on 12th Sep 1942 and arrived at Narvik on 26th Sep 1942 after two weeks.
10.10.1942 - 05.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Oct 1942, U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler and returned to Narvik on 5th Nov 1942 after more than three weeks on patrol.
19.11.1942 - 25.12.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Narvik on 19th Nov 1942 and arrived back at Narvik on 25th Dec 1942 after just over five weeks on patrol.
28.12.1942 - 31.12.1942
Fourth Sailing
U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler on 28th Dec 1942 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 31st Dec 1942.
28.02.1943 - 01.03.1943
Fifth Sailing
On the 28th Feb 1943, U-212 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Vogler and arrived back at Bergen one day later on 1st Mar 1943.
08.03.1943 - 07.04.1943
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Bergen on 8th Mar 1943 and after over four weeks arrived at Narvik on 7th Apr 1943.
20.04.1943 - 16.05.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler on 20th Apr 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 16th May 1943 after more than three weeks.
03.06.1943 - 12.07.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Jun 1943, U-212 left Hammerfest under the command of Helmut Vogler and after five and a half weeks arrived at Narvik on 12th Jul 1943.
26.07.1943 - 10.08.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Narvik on 26th Jul 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 10th Aug 1943 after just over two weeks.

U-212 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 32grt ton Soviet Majakovskij was sunk by a mine on 5th Aug 1943.The Majakovskij was a motorboat that was sunk by the mine field laid by U-212 on the night of 31st July 1943 in the Pechora Sea off of Kolguev Island.
Thanks to Ron Young for help with the correct name of this vessel.
11.10.1943 - 02.12.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Vogler on 11th Oct 1943 and after seven and a half weeks arrived at La Pallice on 2nd Dec 1943.
10.01.1944 - 12.03.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Jan 1944, U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler and arrived back at La Pallice on 12th Mar 1944 after nearly nine weeks on patrol.
08.04.1944 - 10.04.1944
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from La Pallice on 8th Apr 1944 and returned two days later to La Pallice on 10th Apr 1944.
06.06.1944 - 09.06.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler on 6th Jun 1944 and arrived back at La Pallice three days later on 9th Jun 1944.
12.06.1944 - 16.06.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Jun 1944, U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler and returned to La Pallice on 16th Jun 1944 after four days on patrol.
22.06.1944 - 24.06.1944
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from La Pallice on 22nd Jun 1944 and arrived back at La Pallice on 24th Jun 1944 after two days on patrol.
28.06.1944 - 01.07.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler on 28th Jun 1944 and after three days arrived at Brest on 1st Jul 1944.
05.07.1944 - 21.07.1944
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 5th Jul 1944, U-212 left Brest under the command of Helmut Vogler. On the 21st Jul 1944, U-212 was sunk.

Notes for U-212


We have 91 crew names for this boat. click here for crew names of U 212
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We have extra information on
1 relevant ship here:

MAJAKOVSKIJ

Johann Meyer
Courtesy Meyer Family
Johann Meyer started service aboard U-212 as an 18 year old.

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