Patrol info for U-71
Date lookup for 26 Oct 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire | 31 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 33 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg |
1WO Oblt. Horst Schünemann |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann |
2WO Oblt. Günther-Paul Grave |
WO Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt |
U-71's position on 26 Oct 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-71 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Breslau (2 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941)
Ships hit by U-71 on this date
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Attacks on U-71 during this patrol
26 Oct 1941
During battle against convoy HG 75, U-71 attacked an escort with a four-torpedo fan, which missed. The former target then depth charged the boat for seven hours, leaving U-71 so severely damaged that she was forced to return to base. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 393)
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