Patrol info for U-575
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 22 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 3 days |
| 25 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 27 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 3 days |
| 28 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 30 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 3 days |
| 6 Oct 1943 | St. Nazaire | 28 Nov 1943 | St. Nazaire | 54 days |
| 63 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Ltn. Wolfgang Boehmer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-575
We have 62 daily positions for the 63 days U-575 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 20 Sep 1943.
21 Sep 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 22 Sep 1943.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 25 Sep 1943.
26 Sep 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 27 Sep 1943.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 28 Sep 1943.
29 Sep 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 30 Sep 1943.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 6 Oct 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 28 Nov 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-575 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Siegfried 3 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)
Jahn (30 Oct 1943 - 2 Nov 1943)
Tirpitz 3 (2 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943)
Eisenhart 4 (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Ships hit by U-575 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol
21 Nov 1943
At 07.40 hrs the boat was approached by a Leigh Light Liberator and opened fire with the AA guns. The aircraft withdrew without dropping bombs and U-575 dived unscathed. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.