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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-519Type IXC
Feldpost NumberM 44 754
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number334
Ordered14th Feb 1940
Keel laid23rd Jun 1941
Launched12th Feb 1942
Commissioned7th May 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 10.424.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
11.42 - 02.432.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.05.42 - 02.43KL Günther Eppen

Operations information for U-519
17.10.1942 - 29.12.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-519 left Kiel under the command of Günter Eppen on 17th Oct 1942 and arrived at Lorient on 29th Dec 1942 after ten and a half weeks.
30.01.1943 - 10.02.1943
Second Sailing
On the 30th Jan 1943, U-519 left Lorient under the command of Günter Eppen. The boat was declared missing after 10th Feb 1943.

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