U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-25

Date lookup for 27 Oct 1939


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
18 Oct 1939Wilhelmshaven19 Nov 1939Wilhelmshaven33 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Viktor Schütze
1WO

Oblt. Herbert Opitz
ObStrm

Paul Sander

Patrol description

Patrol in the North Atlantic off the Bay of Biscay. The boat stopped five neutral vessels for contraband control until a technical defect disabled the deck gun on 3 November.


U-25's position on 27 Oct 1939

Ships hit by U-25 on this date

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Men lost from U-boats

5 Nov 1939
A man was lost overboard in the Bay of Biscay. [Bootsmaat Wilhelm Lützeler]

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