Patrol info for U-736
Date lookup for 24 May 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 Mar 1944 | Stavanger | 26 May 1944 | Lorient | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. (R) Reinhard Reff |
U-736's position on 24 May 1944
Ships hit by U-736 on this date
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Attacks on U-736 during this patrol
24 May 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Wellington bomber (612 Sqn RAF/L, pilot F/O K.M. Davies)
Bay of Biscay, inbound: the boat shot down the Wellington (killing the crew of six) shortly after being left unable to dive following an attack by a British B-24 Liberator (RAF Sqn 224/C, pilot F/L E.W. Lindsay). The badly damaged U-736 was later escorted into Lorient by five minesweepers.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.