Events on this day
4 March
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (4) | Launched (3) | Commissioned (4) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | 1936: U-21, U-22 1940: U-351 1943: U-776 | 1944: U-776, U-793, U-881 | 1939: U-59 1943: U-966 1944: U-1051 1945: U-3038 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | |||||||
| U-29 | Schuhart |  | Pacific Reliance | 6,717 |  br | OA-102 | |
| U-29 | Schuhart | | Thurston | 3,072 | br | ||
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-160 | Lassen | Empire Mahseer | 5,087 | br | DN-21 | ||
| U-160 | Lassen | Marietta E. | 7,628 | br | DN-21 | ||
| U-160 | Lassen | | Sheaf Crown (d) | 4,868 | br | DN-21 | |
| U-172 | Emmermann | | City of Pretoria | 8,049 | br | ||
| U-515 | Henke | | California Star | 8,300 | br | ||
| 1944 | |||||||
| U-703 | Brünner | | Empire Tourist | 7,062 | br | RA-57 | |
| 50,783 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
1943
U-333. Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Wellington Mk.VIII MP505 (RAF Sqdn 172/B, pilot F/O G.D. Lundon)
21.31 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: the Wellington caught the lookouts unawares, but when the aircraft switched on the Leigh Light, it was brought down by flak and crashed in flames after passing over the boat, killing the six aircrew. Two of the four depth charges dropped actually hit U-333, but one broke up without detonating and the other bounced off, causing only light damage.
The same aircraft and crew had sunk U-268 on 19 Feb.
U-boats lost
1943: U-87 +, U-83 +
1944: U-472
1945: U-3508
122 men died when those 4 U-boats were lost on this date. 30 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.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 4 March.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Adolf Friedrichs (1914), Udo Heilmann (1913), Hans Homann (1918), Fritz Kosnick (1911), Kurt Lau (1922), Günther Link (1918), Heinrich Miede (1915), Hellmut Rehren (1922), Rolf Rüggeberg (1907).
The following men died on this day:
Joachim Berger (1943), Ulrich Wörisshoffer (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.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 4 March
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 Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-56
U-boats entering base:
To Kiel, Germany: U-50 (28 days)
To Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-20 (7 days)
1941
U-boats entering base:
To St. Nazaire, France: U-46 (21 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Salamis, Greece: U-371, U-559
U-boats entering base:
To La Spezia, Italy: U-81 (37 days)
To Lorient, France: U-108 (56 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-663
From Kiel, Germany: U-188
From Lorient, France: U-159
From St. Nazaire, France: U-463
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-415 (6 days)
To La Pallice U-258 (54 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Hammerfest, Norway: U-366 (lost 2 days later), U-674, U-990
From Konstanza, Rumania: U-24
From La Pallice: U-228, U-466
From Narvik, Norway: U-278
From Toulon, France: U-343 (lost 7 days later), U-371
U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-957 (8 days)
To Brest, France: U-989 (54 days)
1945
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-1202
From Horten, Norway: U-326, U-778
From Kiel, Germany: U-1063
From Kristiansand: U-242 (lost 33 days later)
U-boats entering base:
To Batavia U-195 (45 days)
U-boats at sea on 4 March
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-7, U-14, U-17, U-28, U-29, U-32, U-38, U-49, U-52, U-62.
10 boats at sea.
1941
U-37, U-47 (+), U-70 (+), U-95, U-97, U-99 (+), U-105, U-106, U-108, U-124, U-147, U-552, UA.
13 boats at sea.
1942
U-67, U-68, U-69, U-71, U-87, U-94, U-96, U-105, U-107, U-123, U-124, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-134, U-135, U-155, U-156, U-158, U-160, U-161, U-162, U-202, U-213, U-332, U-371, U-373, U-403, U-404, U-432, U-436, U-454, U-456, U-502, U-503 (+), U-504, U-505, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-564, U-565, U-566, U-568, U-569, U-573, U-578, U-584, U-587 (+), U-588, U-589, U-592, U-593, U-653, U-701, U-752, U-753.
57 boats at sea.
1943
U-43, U-66, U-67, U-68, U-77 (+), U-84, U-86, U-89, U-91, U-92, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-119, U-130 (+), U-135, U-155, U-156 (+), U-159, U-160, U-167 (+), U-172, U-180, U-182 (+), U-183, U-185, U-186, U-188, U-190, U-202, U-218, U-221, U-223, U-226, U-228, U-229, U-230, U-255, U-258 (+), U-264, U-303, U-305, U-306, U-332, U-333, U-336, U-338, U-355, U-358, U-359, U-373, U-376, U-377, U-382, U-383, U-405, U-406, U-409, U-410, U-432, U-435, U-437, U-439, U-440, U-441, U-444 (+), U-445, U-447, U-448, U-454, U-458, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-462, U-463, U-468, U-504, U-506, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-513, U-515, U-516, U-518, U-521, U-523, U-524 (+), U-526 (+), U-527, U-530, U-558, U-565, U-566, U-569, U-586, U-590, U-591, U-593, U-596, U-600, U-602, U-603, U-604, U-607, U-608, U-615, U-616, U-618, U-621, U-622, U-628, U-629, U-633 (+), U-634, U-638, U-641, U-642, U-653, U-657, U-659, U-663, U-664, U-665 (+), U-666, U-707, U-709, U-753, U-757, U-758, U-759.
134 boats at sea.
1944
U-19, U-20, U-24, U-66 (+), U-123, U-154, U-168, U-170, U-178, U-183, U-188, U-212, U-214, U-218, U-228, U-255, U-256, U-262, U-267, U-278, U-281, U-288, U-307, U-315, U-333, U-343 (+), U-361, U-371, U-392 (+), U-407, U-413, U-415, U-421, U-437, U-441, U-448 (+), U-450 (+), U-455 (+), U-466, U-488 (+), U-510, U-518, U-532, U-539, U-541, U-546, U-549, U-550 (+), U-552, U-565, U-575 (+), U-596, U-608, U-616, U-618, U-621, U-625 (+), U-653 (+), U-672, U-674, U-703, U-716, U-737, U-739, U-741, U-744 (+), U-764, U-801 (+), U-802, U-843, U-845 (+), U-851 (+), U-852 (+), U-856 (+), U-952, U-959, U-962 (+), U-963, U-973 (+), U-985, U-986 (+), U-990, U-1059 (+), U-1062, UIT-22 (+), UIT-24.
86 boats at sea.
1945
U-190, U-242 (+), U-244, U-246 (+), U-260 (+), U-275 (+), U-296 (+), U-299, U-310, U-315, U-318, U-321, U-370, U-399 (+), U-475, U-483, U-510, U-530, U-532, U-668, U-681 (+), U-714 (+), U-722 (+), U-773, U-775, U-778, U-843, U-853 (+), U-857 (+), U-861, U-866 (+), U-878, U-879 (+), U-907, U-953, U-963, U-978, U-995, U-1002, U-1003 (+), U-1004, U-1005, U-1019, U-1021 (+), U-1022, U-1024 (+), U-1058, U-1064, U-1104, U-1169 (+), U-1195 (+), U-1202, U-1203, U-1233, U-1302 (+).
55 boats at sea.
General Events on 4 March
1941
U-105 refuelled from the German supply ship Charlotte Schliemann at Las Palmas, Spain.
1945
U-530 sailed from Kristiansand on her final patrol.
U-1202 sailed from Bergen on her second and final patrol.
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