Patrol info for U-566
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Feb 1943 | Brest | 25 Mar 1943 | Brest | 48 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans Hornkohl |
1WO Oblt. Gustav Lüssow |
2WO Ltn. Kurt Ahlers |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-566
We have daily positions for all 48 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 6 Feb 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 25 Mar 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-566 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Neptun (18 Feb 1943 - 3 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-566 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-566 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.