Patrol info for U-755
Date lookup for 24 Sep 1942
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
4 Aug 1942 | Kiel | 6 Oct 1942 | Brest | 64 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Walter Göing |
1WO Ltn. Heinz Blischke |
U-755's position on 24 Sep 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-755 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 22 Sep 1942)
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942)
Ships hit by U-755 on this date
General Events during this patrol
We have no events listed for this date.
Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases.
Attacks on U-755 during this patrol
24 Sep 1942
This was a difficult day for U-755. At 05.49 hrs she was fired on by a convoy escort; two hours later she missed convoy SC 100 with a spread four torpedoes. She was attacked from the air at 16.15, and again by an escort at 17.00, and that time damaged so heavily she was forced to return to base.
About this data
If you believe we have missed an attack on a German U-boat in this listing please let us know.
Return to see the full info on this patrol
See all patrols for U-755
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.