Patrol info for U-213
Date lookup for 14 May 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Apr 1942 | Lorient | 20 Jun 1942 | Lorient | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Amelung von Varendorff |
U-213's position on 14 May 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-213 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Pfadfinder (21 May 1942 - 27 May 1942)
Ships hit by U-213 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1942
14 May 1942. * Oblt. von Varendorff was the II WO of U-47 during the Scapa Flow raid in Oct 1939. 14 May 1942: Abwehr agent Alfred Langbein was landed on the coast near St. Martins, New Brunswick (Operation Grete) by U-213 (von Varendorff). His mission was to provide information about the sailing of convoys, which he failed to accomplish. He surrendered when he ran out of money in September 1944. The Canadians released him after the war.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.