Patrol info for U-971
Date lookup for 20 Jun 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Jun 1944 | Marviken | 24 Jun 1944 | Lost | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Walter Zeplien |
U-971's position on 20 Jun 1944
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Attacks on U-971 during this patrol
20 Jun 1944
A Canadian Wellington bomber (407 Sqdn RCAF, pilot F.H. Foster) approached using the Leigh Light and depth charged the boat, damaging three out of four bow torpedo tubes. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 590)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.