Patrol info for U-870
Date lookup for 20 Dec 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Nov 1944 | Horten | 20 Feb 1945 | Kristiansand | 103 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Ernst Hechler |
U-870's position on 20 Dec 1944
Ships hit by U-870 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler |  | USS Fogg (DE 57) (d.) | 1,400 |  | am | A | |
| 20 Dec 1944 | U-870 | Ernst Hechler | | USS LST-359 | 1,625 | | am | B | |
| 3,025 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,625 tons) and 1 ship damaged (1,400 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-870 during this patrol
20 Dec 1944
Having attacked a small convoy of landing ships (damaging the American destroyer escort USS Fogg) the boat was attacked by a British aircraft (Sqdn 220) but escaped and also eluded two Allied hunter-killer groups. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 650)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.