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Patrol info for U-563

Date lookup for 24 Oct 1941


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
4 Oct 1941Brest1 Nov 1941Brest29 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 24 Oct 1941

Ships hit by U-563 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
24 Oct 1941U-563Klaus Heinrich Bargsten HMS Cossack (G 03)1,870brHG-75A
 1,870

1 ship sunk (1,870 tons).

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