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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-1279Type VIIC/41
Feldpost NumberM 30 807
Construction YardVulkan Vegesack Werft, Bremen
Yard Number74
Ordered13th Jun 1942
Keel laid26th Aug 1943
Launched May 1944
Commissioned5th Jul 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.44 - 01.458.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.45 - 02.4511.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.44 - 02.45OL Hans Falke

Operations information for U-1279
20.01.1945 - 23.01.1945
First Sailing
U-1279 left Kiel under the command of Hans Falke on 20th Jan 1945 and arrived at Horten on 23rd Jan 1945 after three days.
29.01.1945 - 03.02.1945
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 29th Jan 1945, U-1279 left Horten under the command of Hans Falke. U-1279 was lost on 3rd Feb 1945.

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