Patrol info for U-37
Date lookup for 8 Feb 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 18 Feb 1941 | Lorient | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Günther Kuhlmann |
1WO Oblt. Ulrich Folkers |
2WO Ltn. Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski |
U-37's position on 8 Feb 1941
Ships hit by U-37 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1941
8 Feb 1941. U-37 located convoy HG 53 late on 8 Feb 1941. She opened attack on the 9th and sank three ships over the next two days, also calling in Fw Condor aircraft from 2/KG 40 which sank another five ships on the 9th. The heavy cruiser Hipper was also vectored to the position, but by the time she arrived on the 11th there only remained a solitary straggler for her to sink.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.