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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-749Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 55 485
Construction YardF.Schichau GmbH, Danzig
Yard Number1559
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid28th Sep 1942
Launched10th Jun 1943
Commissioned14th Aug 1943
Baubelehrung7.KLA, Danzig
Training, Flotillas and Duties
09.43 - 04.4524.U-Flottille, Memel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.45 - 04.455.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
09.43 - 12.43LT ~ OL Rupprecht Fischler Graf von Treuberg
see also: U-214 U-445 
01.44 - 11.44OL Ernst Fischer
see also: U-30 U-821 U-3006 
12.44 - 04.45OL ~ KL Friedrich Huisgen
see also: U-235 

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