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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-520Type IXC
Feldpost NumberM 46 364
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number335
Ordered14th Feb 1940
Keel laid1st Jul 1941
Launched2nd Mar 1942
Commissioned19th May 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 09.424.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
09.42 - 10.422.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
19.05.42 - 30.10.42KL Volkmar Schwarzkopff

Operations information for U-520
03.10.1942 - 30.10.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-520 left Kiel under the command of Volkmar Schwartzkopff on 3rd Oct 1942. The boat was sunk on 30th Oct 1942.

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