Patrol info for U-28
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 May 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 6 Jul 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 48 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Günter Kuhnke |
1WO Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger |
2WO Ltn. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller |
ObStrm Willi Dietrich |
Patrol in the North Atlantic southwest of Ireland.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-28
We have 39 daily positions for the 48 days U-28 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 20 May 1940.
21 May 1940 - 22 May 1940 - 23 May 1940 - 24 May 1940 - 25 May 1940 - 26 May 1940 - 27 May 1940 - 28 May 1940 - 29 May 1940 - 30 May 1940 - 31 May 1940 - 1 Jun 1940 - 2 Jun 1940 - 3 Jun 1940 - 4 Jun 1940 - 5 Jun 1940 - 6 Jun 1940 - 7 Jun 1940 - 8 Jun 1940 - 9 Jun 1940 - 10 Jun 1940 - 11 Jun 1940 - 12 Jun 1940 - 13 Jun 1940 - 14 Jun 1940 - 15 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1940 - 19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 - 25 Jun 1940 - 26 Jun 1940 - 27 Jun 1940 - 28 Jun 1940 - 29 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940 - 1 Jul 1940 - 2 Jul 1940 - 3 Jul 1940 - 4 Jul 1940 - 5 Jul 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 6 Jul 1940.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-28 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Prien (12 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940)
Ships hit by U-28 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke |  | Sarmatia | 2,417 |  | fi | A | |
| 19 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Adamandios Georgandis | 3,443 |  | gr | B | |
| 21 Jun 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | HMS Cape Howe (X 02) | 4,443 |  | br | C | |
| 10,303 | |||||||||
3 ships sunk (10,303 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-28 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.