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| U-240 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 50 810 |
| Construction Yard | F.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden |
| Yard Number | 670 |
| Ordered | 20th Jan 1941 |
| Keel laid | 14th May 1942 |
| Launched | 18th Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3rd Apr 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 1.KLA, Kiel | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 04.43 - 01.44 | 5.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 01.44 - 05.44 | 9.U-Flottille, Brest
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 04.43 - 05.44 | OL Günther Link |
| Operations information for U-240 | 27.03.1944 - 28.03.1944
First Sailing
U-240 left Kiel under the command of Günther Link on 27th Mar 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 28th Mar 1944 after one day.
| 13.05.1944 - 17.05.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 13th May 1944, U-240 left Kristiansand under the command of Günther Link. The boat was sunk on 17th May 1944.
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| Notes for U-240 |
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 | | Karl Pfundmair | | Courtesy Mathieu de Wolf | | Karl Pfundmair died 2 days before his 19th birthday on his first operational patrol, along with the entire crew of U-240. |
 | | | Courtesy Mathieu de Wolf | | The heartbreaking death notice from Karl Pfundmair's mother. |
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