Patrol info for U-575
Date lookup for 9 Dec 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire | 17 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 39 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Heydemann |
1WO Ltn. Kurt Böhme |
2WO Peter-Arthur Stahl |
U-575's position on 9 Dec 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-575 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steuben (14 Nov 1941 - 2 Dec 1941)
Ships hit by U-575 on this date
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol
9 Dec 1941
While inbound to refuel at Vigo, Spain the boat was located and depth charged. On arriving at Vigo two days later the damage was found to be so severe that the boat returned to France instead of proceeding to the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.