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Patrol info for U-57

Date lookup for 18 Aug 1940


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Aug 1940Lorient3 Sep 1940Lost21 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Erich Topp		 1WO

Oblt. Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke

U-57's position on 18 Aug 1940

Ships hit by U-57 on this date

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Men lost from U-boats

3 Sep 1940
The boat sank after an accidental collision with the Norwegian steamer SS Rona, taking six of her crew with her. She was raised shortly afterwards and put into service as a training boat. [Obermaschinenmaat Bernhard Henz, Maschinengefreiter Kurt Kopf, Matrosengefreiter Hermann Schneider, Funkobergefreiter Kurt Sparschuh,Matrosenobergefreiter Franz Tatzreiter]

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