German submarine U-255 was a Type VIIC U-boat that served in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 21 December 1940 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 8 October 1941 and commissioned on 29 November 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Reinhart Reche. [1]

U-255 was attacked by a Catalina flying boat (RAF Sqdn 210/U, F/Sgt J.W. Semmons) south of Jan Mayen Island and was forced to return to base by heavy damage from two depth charges. The boat located a big tanker convoy, CU 16, and went in to attack. She was herself attacked by surface escorts, but managed to sink the USS Leopold.

U 255 war ein deutsches U-Boot des Typs VII C, das von der Kriegsmarine während des U-Boot-Krieges im Zweiten Weltkrieg im Europäischen Nordmeer, im Nordatlantik und in der Biskaya eingesetzt wurde.

German submarine U-255 was a Type VIIC U-boat that served in the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 21 December 1940 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 8 October 1941 and commissioned on 29 November 1941 under the command of...

27日试图进入地中海的u-255被盟军飞机击伤，被迫返航。 4月11日即将到港的u-255遭到15架蚊式战斗轰炸机袭击，德国空军的ju-88战斗机赶来保护u-255，双方厮打在一起，u-255高炮组根本不知道帮谁。 当天潜艇到港，之后u-255没有再取得战果。

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德国潜艇U-255是第二次世界大战期间在纳粹德国的克里格斯马林（Kriegsmarine ）服役的VIIC U型船。 该潜艇于1940年12月21日在布雷默 - 韦格萨克（Bremen-Vegesack）的布雷默·普尔坎院（Bremer Vulkan ...

German submarine U-255 was a Type VIIC U-boat that served in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 21 December 1940 at the Bremer Vulkan yard at Bremen-Vegesack, launched on 8 October 1941 and commissioned on 29 November 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Reinhart Reche.

U 255, unter Oberleutnant zur See Helmuth Heinrich, lief am 28.04.1945 von St. Nazaire aus. Das Boot holte Brennstoff, Schmieröl, Ausrüstungsmaterial und Lebensmittel von La Rochelle nach St. Nazaire.

2025年1月16日 · Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-255. We have 7 daily positions for the 12 days U-255 was at sea.