Patrol info for U-172
Date lookup for 28 Mar 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 21 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 17 Apr 1943 | Lorient | 56 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Carl Emmermann |
1WO Ltn. Hermann Hoffmann |
2WO Oblt. Klaus Hackländer |
U-172's position on 28 Mar 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-172 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Unverzagt (12 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943)
Seeräuber (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-172 on this date
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Attacks on U-172 during this patrol
28 Mar 1943
In an attack by Wolfpack Seeräuber (Pirate) on the small convoy RS 3, three ships were sunk and 3 U-boats (of 8) seriously damaged, one of which was U-172. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 204)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.