Patrol info for U-23
Date lookup for 17 Apr 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 3 May 1940 | Kiel | 21 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Heinz Beduhn |
2WO Oblt. Hans-Diedrich Freiherr von Tiesenhausen |
Patrol description
Formed a reinforcement group together with U-17 and U-24 for Operation Weseruebung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. The boat made a defensive patrol off Bergen until 20 April and then made a patrol off the Shetland and Orkney Islands.
U-23's position on 17 Apr 1940
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.