Patrol info for U-129
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 101 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Witt |
1WO Oblt. Joachim Zaubitzer |
WO Oblt. Leonhard Klingspor |
WO Ltn. Hans-Werner Offermann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-129
We have daily positions for all 101 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 28 Sep 1942.
29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 - 4 Dec 1942 - 5 Dec 1942 - 6 Dec 1942 - 7 Dec 1942 - 8 Dec 1942 - 9 Dec 1942 - 10 Dec 1942 - 11 Dec 1942 - 12 Dec 1942 - 13 Dec 1942 - 14 Dec 1942 - 15 Dec 1942 - 16 Dec 1942 - 17 Dec 1942 - 18 Dec 1942 - 19 Dec 1942 - 20 Dec 1942 - 21 Dec 1942 - 22 Dec 1942 - 23 Dec 1942 - 24 Dec 1942 - 25 Dec 1942 - 26 Dec 1942 - 27 Dec 1942 - 28 Dec 1942 - 29 Dec 1942 - 30 Dec 1942 - 31 Dec 1942 - 1 Jan 1943 - 2 Jan 1943 - 3 Jan 1943 - 4 Jan 1943 - 5 Jan 1943 -
Arrival at Lorient on 6 Jan 1943.
Ships hit by U-129 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt |  | Trafalgar | 5,542 |  | nw | A | |
| 23 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Reuben Tipton | 6,829 |  | am | B | |
| 30 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | West Kebar | 5,620 | | am | C | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | Meton | 7,027 | | am | TAG-18 | D | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Astrell | 7,595 | | nw | TAG-18 | E |
| 32,613 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (32,613 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-129 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.