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Patrol info for U-453


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
17 Jan 1942La Spezia1 Feb 1942Pola16 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach
1WO

Oblt. Hellmuth-Bert Richard
WO

Reinhard Reff

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-453


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Ships hit by U-453 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

1942

25 Jan 1942. In the Mediterranean, U-453 and U-372 were attacked by aircraft and damaged so badly that they had to return to base.

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Attacks on U-453 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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