Patrol info for U-228
Date lookup for 8 Jul 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 19 Jul 1943 | Lorient | 77 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Erwin Christophersen |
2WO Ltn. Heinz Frömmer |
2WO Ltn. Carl Schauroth |
U-228's position on 8 Jul 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-228 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Oder (17 May 1943 - 19 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 24 May 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 1 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 1 (30 Jun 1943 - 12 Jul 1943)
Ships hit by U-228 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-228 during this patrol
8 Jul 1943
19.40 hrs, Atlantic W of Portugal: the boat was attacked by a British Catalina flying boat (RAF Sqdn 210/G, pilot F/O D.H. Clarke). The aircraft had used all its depth charges in an attack on U-641 two hours earlier, but made a strafing run on U-228 when she was spotted on the surface. Its gunners fired 240 rounds and saw hits all over the hull, while the Germans claimed to observe AA hits on the aircraft before they dived. They reported a Catalina probably shot down, but it was in fact undamaged. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.