Patrol info for U-563
Date lookup for 5 Oct 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Oct 1941 | Brest | 1 Nov 1941 | Brest | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Günther Ruppelt |
WO Ltn. Walter-Ernst Koch |
U-563's position on 5 Oct 1941
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Attacks on U-563 during this patrol
5 Oct 1941
10.30 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: Blenheim Z7406 (1404 MetFlt RAF/A, pilot P/O Jack Coleman) made a dive bomb attack, but had to circle to lose height and by mistake only dropped one instead of both 250lb A/S bombs on the diving U-563, causing no damage. The Blenheim then proceeded to patrol ahead of the original course of U-563, but instead came across U-565. (Sources: KTB U-563/ADM 199-1782)
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