Patrol info for U-552
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 Feb 1941 | Helgoland | 16 Mar 1941 | St. Nazaire | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Erich Topp |
1WO Oblt. Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen |
2WO Ltn. Siegfried Koitschka |
ObStrm Franz Säck |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-552
We have daily positions for all 27 days on this patrol.
Departure from Helgoland on 18 Feb 1941.
19 Feb 1941 - 20 Feb 1941 - 21 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941 - 23 Feb 1941 - 24 Feb 1941 - 25 Feb 1941 - 26 Feb 1941 - 27 Feb 1941 - 28 Feb 1941 - 1 Mar 1941 - 2 Mar 1941 - 3 Mar 1941 - 4 Mar 1941 - 5 Mar 1941 - 6 Mar 1941 - 7 Mar 1941 - 8 Mar 1941 - 9 Mar 1941 - 10 Mar 1941 - 11 Mar 1941 - 12 Mar 1941 - 13 Mar 1941 - 14 Mar 1941 - 15 Mar 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 16 Mar 1941.
Ships hit by U-552 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp |  | Cadillac | 12,062 |  | br | HX-109 | A |
| 10 Mar 1941 | U-552 | Erich Topp | | Reykjaborg | 687 |  | is | B | |
| 12,749 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (12,749 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-552 during this patrol
21 Feb 1941
The boat was attacked by an aircraft in the North Atlantic, suffering some damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.