Patrol info for U-431
Date lookup for 6 Feb 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Jan 1942 | Messina | 10 Feb 1942 | La Spezia | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Wilhelm Dommes |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Günther Lange |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Martin Scheibe |
2WO Friedrich Weidner |
U-431's position on 6 Feb 1942
Ships hit by U-431 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1942
6 Feb 1942. 08.17 hrs, grid CO 5236: U-431 fired two torpedoes at a surfaced British submarine. Both missed. This was probably HMS Thunderbolt, which engaged a U-boat with torpedoes and gunfire north of Tobruk at 34°36N/23°22E.
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