U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-569


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
10 Dec 1941St. Nazaire23 Dec 1941St. Nazaire14 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch
1WO

Oblt. Werner Winkler
WO

Hans-Ulrich Scheltz
WO

Ltn. Herbert Zoller

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-569


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Ships hit by U-569 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-569 during this patrol

16 Dec 1941
The boat was damaged so badly in an attack by a Swordfish aircraft in mid Atlantic that she had to return to France for repairs instead of continuing to the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)

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