Patrol info for U-243
Date lookup for 11 Jun 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Jun 1944 | Flekkefjord | 12 Jun 1944 | Bergen | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans Märtens |
Since 25 May, 1944, U-243 laid in readiness in Norway as part of group Mitte awaiting the expected Allied landings in northern France and sailed on 8 June to take up a defensive position in the North Sea after the Allies landed in the Normandy. Already on the next day, the U-boat was however ordered to leave group Mitte and to head for the Bay of Biscay because it was equipped with a Schnorchel. However, mechanical troubles with a diesel engine forced U-243 to enter Bergen. The U-boat left again after reparing the engine and eventually arrived in the Bay of Biscay where the boat was lost to an aircraft attack on 8 July.
U-243's position on 11 Jun 1944
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Attacks on U-243 during this patrol
11 Jun 1944
0205hrs, 90 miles SW of Bergen: the boat opened fire on an aircraft that flew directly over her at low height. It was hit and crashed into the sea after answering the recognition signals too late. The men aboard U-243 realised that they had shot down a German Ju88 aircraft and headed at full speed for the position where the aircraft sank. They found only one survivor from the crew of four, the radio operator. U-1000 joined the rescue operation after observing the downing of the Ju88, but only found a torn up rubber dinghy. The survivor was landed at Bergen on 12 June. (Sources: BdU KTB)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.