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Patrol info for U-270

Date lookup for 13 Jun 1944


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
6 Jun 1944St. Nazaire17 Jun 1944Lorient12 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Paul-Friedrich Otto
Cdr training

Kptlt. Hans Umlauf

U-270's position on 13 Jun 1944

Ships hit by U-270 on this date

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Attacks on U-270 during this patrol

13 Jun 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Fortress (53 Sqn RAF/C)

Bay of Biscay, due south of Brest. U-270 was not damaged in this attack, but was already returning to base after being seriously damaged by a British Wellington aircraft (172 Sqn RAF/Y). The damage was so severe that the boat was paid off on 25 June 1944.

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