Patrol info for U-539
Date lookup for 2 Jan 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 2 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 21 Mar 1944 | St. Nazaire | 80 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
U-539's position on 2 Jan 1944
Ships hit by U-539 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1944
2 Jan 1944. U-539 became the first U-boat to go on combat patrol fitted with a Schnorchel submerged ventilation apparatus when she left Lorient, France on 2 January 1944.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.