U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-223


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Sep 1943St. Nazaire16 Oct 1943Toulon33 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. 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 33 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-223 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
2 Oct 1943U-223Karl-Jürg Wächter Stanmore (t.)4,970brKMS-27A
 4,970

1 ship sunk (4,970 tons).

Legend
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

General Events during this patrol

1943

26 Sep 1943. At 0800 hrs U-223 managed to break through the Straits of Gibraltar and into the Mediterranean. Her run had started the evening before at 2200hrs.

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Attacks on U-223 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-223 duing this patrol.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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