Patrol info for U-221
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
3 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 21 Jul 1943 | St. Nazaire | 80 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Hans-Hartwig Trojer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-221
We have 79 daily positions for the 80 days U-221 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 3 May 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 21 Jul 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-221 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Drossel (11 May 1943 - 15 May 1943)
Oder (17 May 1943 - 19 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 24 May 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 3 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Ships hit by U-221 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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12 May 1943 | U-221 | Hans-Hartwig Trojer | Sandanger | 9,432 | nw | HX-237 | A | ||
9,432 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (9,432 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-221 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.