page_title: German submarine U-761
hierarchical_section_title: German submarine U-761
caption_attribution_description: English: U 570, a Type VIIC submarine.Deutsch: U 570, ein Boot vom Typ VII C Post-Work: User:W.wolny
context_page_description: German submarine U-761 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
  She was ordered on 9 October 1939, and was laid down on 16 December 1940, at Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, as yard number 144. She was launched on 26 September 1942, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Geider on 3 December 1942.
context_section_description: German submarine U-761 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.
  She was ordered on 9 October 1939, and was laid down on 16 December 1940, at Kriegsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, as yard number 144. She was launched on 26 September 1942, and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Horst Geider on 3 December 1942.
caption: U-570 Type VIIC submarine that was captured by the British in 1941. This U-boat is almost identical to U-761.
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