Patrol info for U-512
Date lookup for 2 Oct 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Aug 1942 | Kiel | 2 Oct 1942 | Lost | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Wolfgang Schultze |
U-512's position on 2 Oct 1942
Ships hit by U-512 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1942
2 Oct 1942. The sole survivor, Matrosengefreiter Franz Machen, spent 10 days on a life raft which the aircraft dropped to his aid before being rescued by the US destroyer USS Ellis (DD-154). He survived partly by killing and eating seabirds that attacked him while he lay exposed on the raft.
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Attacks on U-512 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.