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Patrol info for U-565


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
1 Sep 1941Brest7 Oct 1941Lorient37 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Johann Jebsen
1WO

Oblt. Friedrich Bürgel
2WO

Rudolf Kugelberg

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-565


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Ships hit by U-565 during this patrol

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Attacks on U-565 during this patrol

5 Oct 1941
11.02 hrs, Bay of Biscay, inbound: Blenheim Z7406 (1404 MetFlt RAF/A, pilot P/O Jack Coleman) sighted U-565 while searching for U-563 after unsuccessfully attacking her 30 minutes earlier. A 250lb A/S bomb dropped in a head-on attack actually hit the net deflector and conning tower of the diving U-boat and bounced off without exploding. The aircrew apparently misinterpreted the rapid dive of the U-boat at steep angle and claimed a sinking, but the boat in fact escaped unscathed. (Sources: KTB U-565/ADM 199-1782)

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