Patrol info for U-333
Date lookup for 6 Oct 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Sep 1942 | La Pallice | 9 Oct 1942 | *at sea* | 39 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Peter-Erich Cremer |
1WO Ltn. Helmut Kandzior |
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Lorenz Kasch took command of U-333 from Peter-Erich Cremer, who had been very seriously wounded during a battle with HMS Crocus. Kasch was stationed aboard on U-107 as commander on sea training and transferred over to the heavily damaged U-boat to take her home to France.U-333's position on 6 Oct 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-333 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Iltis (6 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-333 on this date
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1942 | U-333 | Peter-Erich Cremer | HMS Crocus (K 49) (d.) | 925 |  | br | A | ||
| 925 | |||||||||
1 ship damaged (925 tons). Legend | |||||||||
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Attacks on U-333 during this patrol
6 Oct 1942
The boat fought an epic battle with the British corvette HMS Crocus off the coast of Sierra Leone, west Africa on 6 Oct. 1942. The U-boat lost three men (including the IWO) and several men were wounded, including the commander, Peter Erich Cremer. The boat was heavily damaged and limped back to base with the help of a replacement WO, Kptlt. Lorenz Kasch, from U-107. The doctor from the milch cow boat U-459 tended the wounded. Cremer then spent three months in hospital. [Oberleutnant zur See Bernhard Hermann, Bootsmaat Heinz Kurze, Maschinenobergefreiter Erwin Levermann].
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.