Patrol info for U-603
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Feb 1943 | Brest | 26 Mar 1943 | Brest | 48 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Baltz |
WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Schröter |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-603
We have daily positions for all 48 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 7 Feb 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 26 Mar 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-603 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Ritter (14 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943)
Burggraf (4 Mar 1943 - 5 Mar 1943)
Raubgraf (7 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-603 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1943 | U-603 | Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann |  | Stigstad | 5,964 |  | nw | ON-166 | A |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-603 | Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann | Glittre | 6,409 | | nw | ON-166 | B | |
| 16 Mar 1943 | U-603 | Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann | | Elin K. | 5,214 | | nw | HX-229 | C |
| 17,587 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (17,587 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-603 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.