U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-175

Date lookup for 1 Jan 1943


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Dec 1942Lorient24 Feb 1943Lorient86 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Heinrich Bruns
1WO

Oblt. Heinz Ehrich

U-175's position on 1 Jan 1943

Ships hit by U-175 on this date

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Attacks on U-175 during this patrol

1 Jan 1943
1853hrs, off Sierra Leone: 5 bombs dropped by a British Catalina aircraft (270 Sqn RAF/V), causing minor damage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)

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