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| U-343 | Type VIIC |
| Feldpost Number | M 50 232 |
| Construction Yard | Nordseewerke GmbH, Emden |
| Yard Number | 215 |
| Ordered | 20th Jan 1941 |
| Keel laid | 1st Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 21st Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 18th Feb 1943 |
| Baubelehrung | 6.KLA, Bremen | | Training, Flotillas and Duties | | 02.43 - 10.43 | 8.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
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| 10.43 - 01.44 | 3.U-Flottille, La Pallice
Frontboot ohne Einsatz (temp. non operational)
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| 02.44 - 03.44 | 29.U-Flottille, Toulon
Frontboot (operational)
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| Commanders | | 02.43 - 03.44 | LT Wolfgang Rahn |
| Operations information for U-343 | 16.10.1943 - 19.10.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-343 left Kiel under the command of Wolfgang Rahn on 16th Oct 1943 and arrived at Trondheim on 19th Oct 1943 after three days.
| 22.10.1943 - 16.11.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Oct 1943, U-343 left Trondheim under the command of Wolfgang Rahn and after three and a half weeks arrived at La Pallice on 16th Nov 1943.
| 26.12.1943 - 19.01.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-343 departed under Wolfgang Rahn from La Pallice on 26th Dec 1943 and arrived at Toulon on 19th Jan 1944 after three and a half weeks.
| 04.03.1944 - 10.03.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-343 left Toulon under the command of Wolfgang Rahn on 4th Mar 1944. The boat was lost on 10th Mar 1944.
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