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Originally Posted by FIREWALL
iirc when the war started II boots were relegated to training and close-in patrol
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They were used for quite a while in the North Sea and later in the Black Sea so I suppose it's fine to be in one for a while in the early war years. Looking for a reference on service of IIs I found this (in a hurry so I expect there's a better one elsewhere):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._II_submarines
One which caught my eye was U-138, sunk off Spain on 18 June 1941!
Of course a lot of Kaleuns went straight out in the bigger boats without fighting in a II...
Edit: Read later that U-138 was on a mission to raid Gibraltar harbour looking for Renown and others. Never made it but at least all the crew were rescued.