Patrol info for U-415
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Mar 1943 | Bergen | 5 May 1943 | Brest | 60 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Kurt Neide |
1WO Ltn. Walter Boldt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-415
We have daily positions for all 60 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 7 Mar 1943.
8 Mar 1943 - 9 Mar 1943 - 10 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943 - 13 Mar 1943 - 14 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943 - 18 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943 - 21 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 - 23 Mar 1943 - 24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 - 28 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943 - 31 Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 - 3 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 5 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-415 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeteufel (21 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Meise (11 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-415 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 1943 | U-415 | Kurt Neide | Ashantian | 4,917 |  | br | ONS-3 | A | |
| 21 Apr 1943 | U-415 | Kurt Neide |  | Wanstead (d.) | 5,486 | | br | ONS-3 | B |
| 10,403 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,917 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,486 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-415 during this patrol
1 May 1943
08.20 hrs, NW of Corunna, Spain inbound: six depth charges from a British Halifax bomber (502 Sqn RAF/C, pilot F/O R. Houston) caused serious damage. (Sources: Norman Franks)
1 May 1943
11.36 hrs: an Australian Sunderland flying boat (461 Sqn RAAF/M, pilot F/Lt E.C. Smith) depth charged the boat. No damage. (Sources: Norman Franks)
1 May 1943
17.35 hrs, NW of Corunna, Spain, inbound; the boat was attacked by a British Whitley bomber (612 Sqn RAF/E, pilot F/Sgt Norman Earnshaw). She dived, and the aircraft made two runs, first dropping six depth charges with no result, then two which caused serious damage. U-415 managed to make Brest on 31 May. (Sources: Norman Franks)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.