Patrol info for U-340
Date lookup for 24 Aug 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jul 1943 | Bordeaux | 2 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Klaus |
1WO Ltn. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf |
U-340's position on 24 Aug 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-340 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Without name (11 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943)
Ships hit by U-340 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1943
24 Aug 1943. U-340 rescued five German airmen from a rubber dinghy in the North Atlantic about 140 miles west of Vigo, Spain at 0335hrs. They were from the Focke-Wulf Fw200C-5 WNr 0214 (7./KG 40, F8+NT) which had been shot down and was forced to ditch at 1800hrs on 23 August. One crewman was lost.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.