Patrol info for U-17
Date lookup for 1 May 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 2 May 1940 | Kiel | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Udo Behrens |
WO Ltn. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann |
Patrol description
Formed a reinforcement group together with U-23 and U-24 for Operation Weseruebung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. The boat made a defensive patrol off Korsfjord and Karmsund. On 20 April, an ill crew member was transferred to the Schnellboot S-24 off Stavanger.
U-17's position on 1 May 1940
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.