Patrol info for U-28
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Aug 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 17 Sep 1940 | Lorient | 38 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Günter Kuhnke |
1WO Oblt. Friedrich Guggenberger |
2WO Ltn. Ernst-Ulrich Brüller |
ObStrm Willi Dietrich |
Patrol in the North Atlantic northwest of Ireland and transfer from Germany to France.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-28
We have 37 daily positions for the 38 days U-28 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 11 Aug 1940.
12 Aug 1940 - 13 Aug 1940 - 14 Aug 1940 - 15 Aug 1940 - 16 Aug 1940 - 17 Aug 1940 - 18 Aug 1940 - 19 Aug 1940 - 20 Aug 1940 - 21 Aug 1940 - 22 Aug 1940 - 23 Aug 1940 - 24 Aug 1940 - 25 Aug 1940 - 26 Aug 1940 - 27 Aug 1940 - 28 Aug 1940 - 29 Aug 1940 - 30 Aug 1940 - 31 Aug 1940 - 1 Sep 1940 - 2 Sep 1940 - 3 Sep 1940 - 4 Sep 1940 - 5 Sep 1940 - 6 Sep 1940 - 7 Sep 1940 - 8 Sep 1940 - 9 Sep 1940 - 10 Sep 1940 - 11 Sep 1940 - 12 Sep 1940 - 13 Sep 1940 - 14 Sep 1940 - 15 Sep 1940 - 16 Sep 1940 -
Arrival at Lorient on 17 Sep 1940.
Ships hit by U-28 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | Eva | 1,599 |  | nw | SC-1 | A | |
| 28 Aug 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke |  | Kyno | 3,946 |  | br | HX-66 | B |
| 9 Sep 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Mardinian | 2,434 | | br | SC-2 | C |
| 11 Sep 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Harpenden (d.) | 4,678 | | br | OA-210 | D |
| 11 Sep 1940 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke | | Maas | 1,966 |  | nl | OA-210 | E |
| 14,623 | |||||||||
4 ships sunk (9,945 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,678 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.