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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-675Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 53 511
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Hamburg
Yard Number824
Ordered5th Jun 1941
Keel laid9th Apr 1942
Launched8th May 1943
Commissioned14th Jul 1943
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.43 - 04.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
05.44 - 05.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.43 - 05.44OL Karl-Heinz Sammler
see also: U-59 

Operations information for U-675
04.05.1944 - 06.05.1944
First Sailing
U-675 left Kiel under the command of Karl-Heinz Sammler on 4th May 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand on 6th May 1944 after two days.
18.05.1944 - 24.05.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 18th May 1944, U-675 left Kristiansand under the command of Karl-Heinz Sammler. The boat was sunk on 24th May 1944.

Notes for U-675


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