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Patrol info for U-340

Date lookup for 24 Aug 1943


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
6 Jul 1943Bordeaux2 Sep 1943St. Nazaire59 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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Attacks on U-340 during this patrol

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