Patrol info for U-575
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire | 17 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 39 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 39 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 9 Nov 1941.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 17 Dec 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-575 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steuben (14 Nov 1941 - 2 Dec 1941)
Ships hit by U-575 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1941
12 Dec 1941. U-575 received aid at Vigo, Spain between 21.30hrs to 02.00hrs.
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol
9 Dec 1941
While inbound to refuel at Vigo, Spain the boat was located and depth charged. On arriving at Vigo two days later the damage was found to be so severe that the boat returned to France instead of proceeding to the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.