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1941

U-boats that made it into the Mediterranean


U-boatDate of entryNotes
U-37121 Sep, 1941    
U-9726 Sep, 1941    
U-55926 Sep, 1941    
U-33129 Sep, 1941    
U-753 Oct, 1941    
U-795 Oct, 1941    
U-20511 Nov, 1941    
U-8112 Nov, 1941    
U-43315 Nov, 1941    
U-56516 Nov, 1941    
U-43124 Nov, 1941    
U-9526 Nov, 1941    
U-55726 Nov, 1941    
U-56227 Nov, 1941    
U-65228 Nov, 1941    
U-961 Dec, 1941Severely damaged in passage, retured to France.
U-5582 Dec, 1941Damaged during passage, retured to France.
U-2087 Dec, 1941Sunk while attempting passage
U-3729 Dec, 1941    
U-3759 Dec, 1941    
U-4539 Dec, 1941    
U-56810 Dec, 1941    
U-37411 Dec, 1941    
U-7416 Dec, 1941    
U-7716 Dec, 1941    
U-43217 Dec, 1941Damaged while in passage, aborted.
U-8318 Dec, 1941    
U-57320 Dec, 1941    
U-20221 Dec, 1941Damaged while in passage, aborted.
U-45121 Dec, 1941Sunk while attempting passage.
U-13323 Dec, 1941    
U-57723 Dec, 1941    

During 1941 35 U-boats were sent towards the Straits of Gibraltar in an attempt to enter the Mediterranean. 27 of those managed to complete their passage while 3 were sunk at Gibraltar and 5 more sustained damage and had to return to their French bases.

At the end of 1941 Germany had managed to get 27 U-boats in the Mediterranean. Also, at that time they had 23 U-boat in various stages of operations as 4 (U-75, U-79, U-95 and U-557) had already been sunk, U-95 and U-557 both within a week after arrival into the region.


U-boats in the Mediterranean