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Patrol info for U-405

Date lookup for 4 May 1943


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
2 May 1943St. Nazaire21 May 1943St. Nazaire20 days

Commander

Officers *


KrvKpt. Rolf-Heinrich Hopman

U-405's position on 4 May 1943

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Attacks on U-405 during this patrol

4 May 1943
19.24 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: three bombs from British Halifax bomber A for Apple of RAF Sqdn 502 left the boat with an oil leak that that could not be stemmed. The patrol was aborted on 12 May. (Sources: Rohwer )

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