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Patrol info for U-73

Date lookup for 22 Mar 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
16 Mar 1942La Spezia26 Mar 1942La Spezia11 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Helmut Rosenbaum
1WO

Oblt. Herbert Sickel
2WO

Ltn. Detlev Fritz

U-73's position on 22 Mar 1942

Ships hit by U-73 on this date

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Attacks on U-73 during this patrol

22 Mar 1942
11.50 hrs, about 50 miles northwest of Derna, Libya: the boat was attacked by Blenheim MkIV Z7793 (RAF Sqdn 203/M, pilot P/O Beresford-Peirse). U-73 crash-dived on sighting the aircraft (misidentified as a Beaufort), but the four 250lb A/S bombs dropped caused severe damage that left the boat temporarily unable to dive and forced Rosenbaum to abort the patrol. (Sources: KTB U-73/ORB 203 Sqn RAF)

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