Patrol info for U-391
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Oct 1943 | Kiel | 13 Dec 1943 | Lost | 52 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Gert Dültgen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-391
We have daily positions for all 52 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 23 Oct 1943.
24 Oct 1943 - 25 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943 - 28 Oct 1943 - 29 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 - 1 Nov 1943 - 2 Nov 1943 - 3 Nov 1943 - 4 Nov 1943 - 5 Nov 1943 - 6 Nov 1943 - 7 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943 - 9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943 - 11 Nov 1943 - 12 Nov 1943 - 13 Nov 1943 - 14 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943 - 16 Nov 1943 - 17 Nov 1943 - 18 Nov 1943 - 19 Nov 1943 - 20 Nov 1943 - 21 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943 - 23 Nov 1943 - 24 Nov 1943 - 25 Nov 1943 - 26 Nov 1943 - 27 Nov 1943 - 28 Nov 1943 - 29 Nov 1943 - 30 Nov 1943 - 1 Dec 1943 - 2 Dec 1943 - 3 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1943 - 5 Dec 1943 - 6 Dec 1943 - 7 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943 - 9 Dec 1943 - 10 Dec 1943 - 11 Dec 1943 - 12 Dec 1943 -
Sunk on 13 Dec 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-391 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Eisenhart 1 (9 Nov 1943 - 15 Nov 1943)
Schill 3 (18 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 7 Dec 1943)
Ships hit by U-391 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-391 during this patrol
28 Nov 1943
The target of the attack by a British Wellington bomber (RAF Sqdn 179/L) on 28 Nov. 1943 in position 39.04N, 16.25W, credited with sinking U-542, was in fact U-391, which suffered only minor damage. (Sources: 1990-09-01, Axel Niestle)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.