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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-872Type IXD2
Feldpost NumberM 50 158
Construction YardDeutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, (AG Weser) Bremen
Yard Number1080
Ordered25th Aug 1941
Keel laid23rd Dec 1942
Launched20th Oct 1943
Commissioned10th Feb 1944
Baubelehrung6.KLA, Bremen
Training, Flotillas and Duties
02.44 - 07.444.U-Flottille, Stettin
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
Commanders
02.44 - 07.44KL Peter-Ottomar Grau
see also: U-46 U-601 U-3015 

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