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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-1056Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 23 837
Construction YardF.Krupp Germaniawerft AG, Kiel-Gaarden
Yard Number690
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid21st Jun 1943
Launched30th Mar 1944
Commissioned29th Apr 1944
Baubelehrung1.KLA, Kiel
Training, Flotillas and Duties
04.44 - 05.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
02.44 - 01.45OL Rudolf Schwarz
01.45 - 05.45OL Gustav Schröder

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