Patrol info for U-175
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Aug 1942 | Kiel | 17 Oct 1942 | Lorient | 64 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Bruns |
1WO Oblt. Heinz Ehrich |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-175
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We have 62 daily positions for the 64 days U-175 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 15 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 17 Oct 1942.
Ships hit by U-175 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns |  | Norfolk | 1,901 |  | ca | |
| 21 Sep 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Predsednik Kopajtic | 1,798 |  | yu | |
| 24 Sep 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | West Chetac | 5,627 |  | am | TRIN-14 |
| 26 Sep 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Tambour | 1,827 |  | pa | |
| 28 Sep 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Alcoa Mariner | 5,590 | | am | |
| 1 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | Empire Tennyson | 2,880 |  | br | ||
| 2 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | Aneroid | 5,074 | | pa | ||
| 4 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | | Caribstar | 2,592 | | am | |
| 5 Oct 1942 | U-175 | Heinrich Bruns | William A. McKenney | 6,153 | | am | ||
| 33,442 | ||||||||
9 ships sunk (33,442 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-175 during this patrol
2 Oct 1942
The boat was attacked twice by an American B-18 aircraft (USAF) but suffered no damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.