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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-272Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 401
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number37
Ordered20th Jan 1941
Keel laid28th Nov 1941
Launched15th Aug 1942
Commissioned7th Oct 1942
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
10.42 - 11.428.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
10.42 - 11.42OL Horst Hepp
see also: U-238 

Notes for U-272
U-272 collided with a German depot ship off of Hela in the Baltic on 12th Nov 1942. 28 men went down with the boat, the Commander and 18 others survived.

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