Patrol info for U-597
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Sep 1942 | Brest | 12 Oct 1942 | Lost | 27 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Eberhard Bopst |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-597
We have 23 daily positions for the 27 days U-597 was at sea.
Departure from Brest on 16 Sep 1942.
17 Sep 1942 - 18 Sep 1942 - 19 Sep 1942 - 20 Sep 1942 - 21 Sep 1942 - 22 Sep 1942 - 23 Sep 1942 - 24 Sep 1942 - 25 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942 - 27 Sep 1942 - 28 Sep 1942 - 29 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942 - 1 Oct 1942 - 2 Oct 1942 - 3 Oct 1942 - 4 Oct 1942 - 5 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942 - 7 Oct 1942 - 8 Oct 1942 - 9 Oct 1942 - 10 Oct 1942 - 11 Oct 1942 -
Sunk on 12 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-597 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Blitz (22 Sep 1942 - 26 Sep 1942)
Tiger (26 Sep 1942 - 30 Sep 1942)
Luchs (1 Oct 1942 - 6 Oct 1942)
Ships hit by U-597 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-597 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.