Patrol info for U-223
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Jan 1943 | Kiel | 6 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | 54 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Karl-Jürg Wächter |
1WO Oblt. Wolfgang Reisener |
2WO Ltn. Rudolf Meinlschmidt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-223
We have daily positions for all 54 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 12 Jan 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 6 Mar 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-223 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Haudegen (26 Jan 1943 - 2 Feb 1943)
Nordsturm (2 Feb 1943 - 9 Feb 1943)
Haudegen (9 Feb 1943 - 15 Feb 1943)
Taifun (15 Feb 1943 - 20 Feb 1943)
Ships hit by U-223 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 1943 | U-223 | Karl-Jürg Wächter |  | Dorchester | 5,649 |  | am | SG-19 | A |
| 23 Feb 1943 | U-223 | Karl-Jürg Wächter | Winkler | 6,907 |  | pa | ON-166 | B | |
| 12,556 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (12,556 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-223 during this patrol
1 Mar 1943
At 12.42 hours, the boat was attacked by the British Fortress Mk.II FL463 (59 Sqdn RAF/D, pilot F/O N. Barson) in the North Atlantic. AA fire hit the aircraft during the attack run and the seven depth charges overshot. U-223 then crash-dived and escaped with only light damage. The Fortress had been more badly hit, but made it back to base. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.