1941

U-74. The boat was forced to dive by gunfire from HMS Verbena behind convoy HX-126 and in the next 4 hours heavily attacked with about 125 depth charges by her and HMS Burnham until the corvette ran out of depth charges and the sonar contact was lost. The boat had been badly damaged in the attack and was forced to return to base.

1943

U-755. The U-755 was attacked by the British submarine HMS Sickle but the fired torpedoes missed.

U-231. In the late evening, the boat was attacked with a bomb by an American Avenger aircraft (USN VC-9 from USS Bogue (CVE 9), pilot LtCdr Drane) near convoy ON-184. A leak in the stern trimming tank caused chlorine gas in the after battery, forcing U-231 to return to base. Because both radio transmitters had been damaged, the boat did not respond on calls by the BdU and was considered lost for a few days, until U-305 reported the mishap.

1944

U-995. A Canadian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn OTU 4/S) attacked the boat wounding 5 men.

68 men died when those 3 U-boats were lost on this date. 79 men survived.

Survivors from U-boats almost always landed in allied captivity.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.

1943

U-129
During support/assistance by U-459 the boat lost one man overboard briefly from the rubber dinghy, but he was soon rescued. (Other sources say, that the man was missing)

1944

U-995
A Canadian Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn OTU 4/S) attacked the boat wounding 5 men.

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.

The following men were born on this day:
Johannes Clemens (1911), Ludwig-Ferdinand von Friedeburg (1924), Gottfried Holtorf (1912), Wolfgang Sträter (1916).

The following men died on this day:
Wolf-Dietrich Damerow (1944), Graf Wilhelm-Heinrich Pückler und Limpurg (1943).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.

1940

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-56, U-101
From Trondheim, Norway: U-122

1942

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-408
From Kristiansand: U-134, U-153, U-214
From La Spezia, Italy: U-568 (lost 9 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-201 (59 days)
To Messina, Italy: U-331 (13 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-752 (55 days)

1943

Sailed:
From Toulon, France: U-303 (lost 1 days later)

U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-409 (4 days)
To Hammerfest, Norway: U-622 (5 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-267 (60 days), U-405 (20 days)
To Trondheim, Norway: U-703 (3 days)

1944

Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-242, U-243, U-294, U-363, U-971, U-1001
From Marviken: U-987

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-365 (21 days), U-980 (2 days)
To La Spezia, Italy: U-230 (41 days)
To Narvik, Norway: U-673 (3 days)

1945

U-boats entering base:
To Kiel, Germany U-3008 (19 days)

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

1940

U-8, U-9, U-28, U-37, U-43, U-56, U-60, U-62, U-101, U-122.
10 boats at sea.

1941

U-38, U-43, U-46, U-66, U-69, U-73, U-74, U-93, U-94, U-96, U-97, U-98, U-103, U-105, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-111, U-138, U-556, U-557, UA.
22 boats at sea.

1942

U-66, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-81, U-83, U-86, U-87, U-89, U-94, U-96, U-98, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-108, U-109, U-116, U-124, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-130, U-134, U-135, U-153, U-155, U-156, U-157 (+), U-158 (+), U-159, U-161, U-162, U-172, U-205, U-209, U-213, U-214, U-333, U-373, U-404, U-406, U-431, U-432, U-436, U-455, U-502 (+), U-504, U-506, U-507, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-568 (+), U-569, U-578, U-582, U-586, U-588, U-590, U-591, U-593, U-594, U-653, U-701 (+), U-703, U-751, U-753.
72 boats at sea.

1943

U-9, U-66, U-67 (+), U-91, U-92, U-103, U-105 (+), U-107, U-119 (+), U-123, U-126 (+), U-129, U-154, U-161, U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-190, U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-202 (+), U-211, U-214, U-217, U-218, U-221, U-223, U-228, U-229, U-230, U-231, U-232 (+), U-251, U-260, U-262, U-264, U-304 (+), U-305, U-336, U-340, U-354, U-377, U-378, U-383, U-402, U-403, U-407, U-413, U-414 (+), U-418 (+), U-431, U-435 (+), U-436 (+), U-448, U-454, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-466, U-467 (+), U-468, U-488, U-504, U-511, U-513 (+), U-514, U-515, U-521 (+), U-525, U-527 (+), U-533, U-552, U-558 (+), U-561, U-569 (+), U-575, U-584, U-603, U-607, U-608, U-614, U-621, U-625, U-634, U-636, U-639, U-641, U-642, U-645, U-650, U-664, U-666, U-667, U-707, U-709, U-731, U-752 (+), U-755 (+), U-760, U-951 (+), U-952, U-953.
106 boats at sea.

1944

U-9, U-23, U-24, U-107, U-129, U-155, U-170, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-196, U-198 (+), U-275, U-289 (+), U-344, U-347, U-348, U-362, U-385, U-387, U-425, U-441, U-471, U-476 (+), U-477 (+), U-490 (+), U-505, U-516, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-541, U-543 (+), U-547, U-548, U-549 (+), U-586, U-675 (+), U-719 (+), U-736, U-737, U-742, U-764, U-843, U-853, U-857, U-859 (+), U-860 (+), U-861, U-952, U-955 (+), U-957, U-995, U-1222 (+).
56 boats at sea.

1945

U-530, U-977, U-979, U-1277.
4 boats at sea.

1940

In the North Sea, U-8 encountered an enemy submarine, but neither boat attacked.

1941

U-69 gave provisions to the survivors after stopping and sinking the neutral US merchant ship Robin Moor.

1969

The former U-2518 was sold to the SPA Lotti in La Spezia, Italy and was broken up later that summer.

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