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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-856Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 54 791
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1062
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid31st Oct 1942
Launched11th May 1943
Commissioned19th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.43 - 02.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.44 - 04.442.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
08.43 - 04.44OL Friedrich Wittenberg

Operations information for U-856
24.02.1944 - 07.04.1944
First Sailing
U-856 left Kiel under the command of Friedrich Wittenberg on 24th Feb 1944 and arrived at return on 7th Apr 1944 after just over six weeks.

Notes for U-856


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