German submarine U-62 was a Type IIC U-boat

U-boat

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 of the German

Nazi Germany

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 Kriegsmarine

Kriegsmarine

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 that served in World War II

World War II

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. She was produced by Deutsche Werke AG

Deutsche Werke

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, Kiel

Kiel

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, and was commissioned on 21 December 1939.

U-62 was initially assigned to 5th U-boat Flotilla during her training period, until 1 January 1940, when she was re-assigned to 1st U-boat Flotilla for a front-line combat role. U-62 made five war patrols, sinking one warship on 29 May 1940 (the 4581 GRT G-class

G and H class destroyer

The G- and H-class destroyers were a class of twenty-four destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1935–1939. They served in World War II and sixteen were lost, with a seventeenth being written off as a constructive total loss...

 destroyer

Destroyer

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 ) and one merchant ship on 19 July 1940, the 1,350 GRT ). She also survived an attack on 29 May 1940 from the British submarine . U-62 was assigned to 21st U-boat Flotilla as a school boat on 1 October 1940, and was briefly commanded by Waldemar Mehl

Waldemar Mehl

Waldemar Mehl was a German U-boat commander during World War II, and recipient of the...

 between 5 November and 19 November 1941.

U-62 was scuttled on 2 May 1945, shortly before the German surrender.

External links

• U-62 at uboat.net