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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-860Type IXD2
Feldpost NumberM 54 813
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1066
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid15th Jun 1942
Launched23rd Mar 1943
Commissioned12th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
08.43 - 03.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.44 - 06.4412.U-Flottille, Bordeaux
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
08.43 - 07.44KK ~ FK Paul Büchel
see also: U-32 

Operations information for U-860
11.04.1944 - 15.06.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-860 left Kiel under the command of Paul Büchel on 11th Apr 1944. The boat was declared missing after 15th Jun 1944.

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