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U-Boat Operations
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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-535Type IXC/40
Feldpost NumberM 49 383
Construction YardDeutsche Werft AG, Hamburg-Finkenwärder
Yard Number353
Ordered10th Apr 1941
Keel laid6th Mar 1942
Launched8th Oct 1942
Commissioned23rd Dec 1942
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
12.42 - 05.434.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.43 - 07.4310.U-Flottille, Lorient
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
23.12.42 - 05.07.43KL Helmut Ellmenreich

Operations information for U-535
25.05.1943 - 05.07.1943
First Sailing - active patrol
U-535 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Ellmenreich on 25th May 1943. The boat was sunk on 5th Jul 1943.
At 1400 HRS on 8th Jun 1943 in square AL 22, U-535 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 269 Squadron. U-535 was heavily damaged in the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.

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