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Patrol info for U-596

Date lookup for 16 Aug 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
8 Aug 1942Bergen3 Oct 1942St. Nazaire57 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Gunter Jahn
1WO

Ltn. Günther Heinrich
2WO

Ltn. Ernst Fischer

U-596's position on 16 Aug 1942

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-596 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)

Ships hit by U-596 on this date

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
16 Aug 1942U-596Gunter Jahn Suecia4,966swSC-95A
 4,966

1 ship sunk (4,966 tons).

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Attacks on U-596 during this patrol

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Men lost from U-boats

30 Aug 1942
U-596 lost a man overboard in the North Atlantic. [Fähnrich zur See Wolfgang Aldag]

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