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'''Unterseeboot 214 (U-214)''' was a [[Type VII U-boat|Type VIID]] [[submarine]] of the [[Kriegsmarine]]. She was laid down |
'''Unterseeboot 214 (U-214)''' was a [[Type VII U-boat|Type VIID]] [[submarine]] of the [[Kriegsmarine]]. She was laid down 5 October, 1940 by [[Germaniawerft]] in Kiel. She was commissioned on 1 November, 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Günther Reeder in command. She trained with the [[5. Unterseebootsflottille]] on 1 November, 1941 until 30 , 1942 and then finally on the [[9. Unterseebootflottille]] from 1 May, 1942 to 26 July 1944. |
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The boat was sunk on 26 July, 1944 in the [[English Channel]] by depth charges from the [[HMS Cooke]]. All 48 hands were lost. |
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While serving as the lead boat on [[22 May]] [[1942]] in the 9. Unterseebootflottille she was attacked by and damaged by aircraft. |
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Revision as of 00:09, 29 January 2008
Unterseeboot 214 (U-214) was a Type VIID submarine of the Kriegsmarine. She was laid down 5 October, 1940 by Germaniawerft in Kiel. She was commissioned on 1 November, 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Günther Reeder in command. She trained with the 5. Unterseebootsflottille on 1 November, 1941 until 30 April, 1942 and then finally on the 9. Unterseebootflottille from 1 May, 1942 to 26 July, 1944.
The boat was sunk on 26 July, 1944 in the English Channel by depth charges from the HMS Cooke. All 48 hands were lost.
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