Patrol info for U-575
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
8 Sep 1941 | Trondheim | 9 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 32 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Günther Heydemann |
1WO Ltn. Kurt Böhme |
2WO Peter-Arthur Stahl |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-575
We have daily positions for all 32 days on this patrol.
Departure from Trondheim on 8 Sep 1941.
9 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941 - 11 Sep 1941 - 12 Sep 1941 - 13 Sep 1941 - 14 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941 - 16 Sep 1941 - 17 Sep 1941 - 18 Sep 1941 - 19 Sep 1941 - 20 Sep 1941 - 21 Sep 1941 - 22 Sep 1941 - 23 Sep 1941 - 24 Sep 1941 - 25 Sep 1941 - 26 Sep 1941 - 27 Sep 1941 - 28 Sep 1941 - 29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 - 8 Oct 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 9 Oct 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-575 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Brandenburg (15 Sep 1941 - 26 Sep 1941)
Ships hit by U-575 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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2 Oct 1941 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | Tuva | 4,652 | nl | ON-19A | A | ||
4,652 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,652 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol
7 Oct 1941
Two bombs from an aircraft in mid Atlantic caused minor damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.