Patrol info for U-373
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 1 Jan 1944 | La Pallice | 5 Jan 1944 | Brest | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Detlef von Lehsten |
1WO Ltn. Hans-Heino Franke |
U-373's daily positions during the patrol
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Ships hit by U-373 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-373 during this patrol
3 Jan 1944
The boat was attacked by British Wellington (Sqdn 612, pilot John B. Russell) which dropped depth charges. Another aircraft, this time a British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 224, pilot Harold R. Facey) assisted and dropped 8 more depth charges at the boat. U-373 was heavily damaged and reached Brest on Jan 4. Upon reaching port 2 unexploded depth charges were found on the tower and the boat had to leave port to jettison them (an extremely dangerous business) which they successfully did. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 486)
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