Patrol info for U-563
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 31 Jul 1941 | Bergen | 10 Sep 1941 | Brest | 42 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Günther Ruppelt |
WO Ltn. Walter-Ernst Koch |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-563
We have daily positions for all 42 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 31 Jul 1941.
1 Aug 1941 - 2 Aug 1941 - 3 Aug 1941 - 4 Aug 1941 - 5 Aug 1941 - 6 Aug 1941 - 7 Aug 1941 - 8 Aug 1941 - 9 Aug 1941 - 10 Aug 1941 - 11 Aug 1941 - 12 Aug 1941 - 13 Aug 1941 - 14 Aug 1941 - 15 Aug 1941 - 16 Aug 1941 - 17 Aug 1941 - 18 Aug 1941 - 19 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941 - 21 Aug 1941 - 22 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941 - 24 Aug 1941 - 25 Aug 1941 - 26 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941 - 28 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 - 2 Sep 1941 - 3 Sep 1941 - 4 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941 - 8 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941 -
Arrival at Brest on 10 Sep 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-563 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Grönland (10 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941)
Kurfürst (23 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941)
Ships hit by U-563 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-563 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.