Patrol info for U-650
Date lookup for 23 Jun 1943
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
18 Apr 1943 | Bergen | 28 Jun 1943 | St. Nazaire | 72 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Ernst von Witzendorff |
2WO Ltn. Günter Dobenecker |
U-650's position on 23 Jun 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-650 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Star (27 Apr 1943 - 4 May 1943)
Fink (4 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Elbe (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Elbe 1 (10 May 1943 - 14 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 24 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-650 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-650 during this patrol
23 Jun 1943
A single 600 pound bomb dropped by a British B-24 Liberator bomber (86 Sqn RAF, pilot John Wright) caused severe damage, but U-650 managed to reach base at St Nazaire in France five days later. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 340)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.