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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-766Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 53 610
Construction YardKriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven
Yard Number149
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid1st Mar 1941
Launched29th May 1943
Commissioned30th Jul 1943
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
07.43 - 02.448.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
03.44 - 08.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
07.43 - 08.44OL Hans-Dietrich Wilke
see also: U-382 U-2553 

Operations information for U-766
09.03.1944 - 11.03.1944
First Sailing
U-766 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Dietrich Wilke on 9th Mar 1944 and arrived at Marviken on 11th Mar 1944 after two days.
21.03.1944 - 22.03.1944
Second Sailing
On the 21st Mar 1944, U-766 left Marviken under the command of Hans-Dietrich Wilke and after one day arrived at Bergen on 22nd Mar 1944.
23.03.1944 - 16.04.1944
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-766 departed under Hans-Dietrich Wilke from Bergen on 23rd Mar 1944 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 16th Apr 1944 after three and a half weeks.
06.06.1944 - 15.06.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-766 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Dietrich Wilke on 6th Jun 1944 and returned just over one week later to St. Nazaire on 15th Jun 1944.
26.07.1944 - 30.07.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th Jul 1944, U-766 left St. Nazaire under the command of Hans-Dietrich Wilke and arrived at Brest on 30th Jul 1944 after four days.
02.08.1944 - 06.08.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-766 departed under Hans-Dietrich Wilke from Brest on 2nd Aug 1944 and returned to Brest on 6th Aug 1944 after four days on patrol.
08.08.1944 - 21.08.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-766 left Brest under the command of Hans-Dietrich Wilke on 8th Aug 1944 and arrived at La Pallice on 21st Aug 1944 after nearly two weeks.

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