German submarine U-615

German submarine U-615

German submarine "U-615" was a Type VIIC submarine of the Kriegsmarine during World War II.

Commissioned in 1942, and commanded by Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky, she was sunk in the Caribbean Sea, on 7 August 1943, after the largest aircraft hunt ever mounted for a single U-boat. Of her crew 4 (including her captain) were killed, and 43 survived.

External links

* [http://www.uboat.net/boats/u615.htm U-615 at U-Boat.net]


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