The Type VIIC U-boat U-706 - German U-boats of WWII (original) (raw)

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The Canadian Hampden aircraft dropped the first depth charges on U-706 and the US Liberator then sank the damaged boat.

Wolfpack operations

U-706 operated with the following Wolfpacks during its career:
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
Panther (6 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942)
Südwärts (24 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942)
Falke (28 Dec 1942 - 4 Jan 1943)
Jaguar (18 Jan 1943 - 31 Jan 1943)
Seeteufel (23 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Löwenherz (1 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943)
Lerche (10 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943)
Meise (16 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943)
Specht (22 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)

Men lost from the boat

27 Oct 1942
Three men were washed overboard: two died but the third was rescued by U-463. [Leutnant zur See Erich Eichmann, see right, Matrosenobergefreiter Ralf Köhler]

Related: For more info on such losses see - Men lost from U-boats -

U-boat Emblems

We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.

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