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U-634

German Submarine, World War II
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U-634

Type VIIC
Laid down 23 Sep 1941, Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Commissioned 6 Aug 1942, Oblt. Hans-Günther Brosin
Commanders 08.42–01.43: Oblt. Hans-Günther Brosin
02.43–08.43: Oblt. Eberhard Dahlhaus
Career 3 patrols
6 Aug 1942–31 Jan 1943: 5. Flottille (training)
1 Feb 1943–30 Aug 1943: 9. Flottille (front boat)
Successes 1 ship sunk for a total of 7,176 tons
Fate Sunk 30 Aug 1943 in the North Atlantic east of the Azores, in position 40.13N, 19.24W, by depth charges from the British sloop HMS Stork and the corvette Stonecrop. 47 dead (all hands lost).
Men lost 10 Mar 1943: Bootsmaat Ernst Adam, lost overboard.
Successes against aircraft 13 Jun 1943: British Sunderland aircraft, Squadron 228/U.

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