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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-529Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 50 148
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number344
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid26th Nov 1941
Launched15th Jul 1942
Commissioned30th Sep 1942
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.42 - 01.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.43 - 02.4310.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
30.09.42 - 02.43KL Georg-Werner Fraatz
see also: U-652 

Operations information for U-529
30.01.1943 - 15.02.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-529 left Kiel under the command of Georg-Werner Fraatz on 30th Jan 1943. U-529 was lost on 15th Feb 1943.

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