Patrol info for U-615
Date lookup for 14 Jun 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Jun 1943 | La Pallice | 7 Aug 1943 | Lost | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky |
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U-615's position on 14 Jun 1943
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Attacks on U-615 during this patrol
14 Jun 1943
2112hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: while proceeding in company with U-257 and U-600, U-615 was strafed by a British Wellington aircraft (547 Sqn RAF/H, pilot P/O J.W. Hermiston). One of the deck crew operating a gun was killed. [Bootsmaat Heinz Wilke] (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman/Rohwer)
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