| abstract | - German submarine U-404 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down at the Danziger Werft in the city of the same name on 4 June 1940 as 'werk' 105, launched a year later on 4 June 1941 and was commissioned on 6 August 1941, with Kapitänleutnant Otto von Bülow in command. The boat commenced her career with the 6th U-boat Flotilla, a training organization on 6 August 1941, before moving on to operations on 1 October 1941. U-404 carried out seven combat patrols, sinking 14 merchantmen and one warship for a total of over 70,000 GRT during the Second World War. She also damaged two other ships. The submarine was a member of 13 wolfpacks. For his numerous successes, von Bülow received the Knight's Cross.
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