Patrol info for U-596
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Aug 1943 | Pola | 10 Sep 1943 | Salamis | 32 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Victor-Wilhelm Nonn |
1WO Ltn. Hans-Georg Müller |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-596
We have daily positions for all 32 days on this patrol.
Departure from Pola on 10 Aug 1943.
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Arrival at Salamis on 10 Sep 1943.
Ships hit by U-596 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | El Sayeda | 68 |  | ag | A | ||
| 21 Aug 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | Panikos | 21 | | ag | B | ||
| 21 Aug 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | Namaz | 50 | | ag | C | ||
| 21 Aug 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | Lily | 132 |  | pl | D | ||
| 30 Aug 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | Nagwa | 183 | | ag | E | ||
| 7 Sep 1943 | U-596 | Victor-Wilhelm Nonn | Hamidieh | 80 | | ag | F | ||
| 534 | |||||||||
6 ships sunk (534 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-596 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.