Patrol info for U-653
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
31 Jan 1942 | Brest | 30 Mar 1942 | Brest | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Gerhard Feiler |
1WO Ltn. Joachim Knecht |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-653
We have daily positions for all 59 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 31 Jan 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 30 Mar 1942.
Ships hit by U-653 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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28 Feb 1942 | U-653 | Gerhard Feiler | Leif | 1,582 | nw | A | |||
1,582 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,582 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-653 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.