U-108 1944
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | U-108 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Nazi Germany | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Poland | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 53.4300, 14.5800 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
German submarine U-108 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. She was laid down at DeSchiMAG AG Weser in Bremen as yard number 971 on 27 December 1938, launched on 15 July 1940 and commissioned on 22 October under Korvettenkapitän Klaus Scholtz.
Her service career began with training as part of the 2nd U-boat Flotilla; she went on to operations, first with the second flotilla, then with the 8th U-boat Flotilla.
Location
- Recorded position: 53.4300, 14.5800 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Poland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article German submarine U-108 (1940) (revision 1367315562), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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