Patrol info for U-953
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 May 1943 | Kiel | 22 Jul 1943 | La Pallice | 71 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Karl-Heinz Marbach |
1WO Gustav Bischoff |
WO Ltn. Kurt Lau |
WO training Oblt. Günter Ruperti |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-953
We have daily positions for all 71 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 13 May 1943.
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Arrival at La Pallice on 22 Jul 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-953 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 2 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 2 (30 Jun 1943 - 15 Jul 1943)
Ships hit by U-953 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-953 during this patrol
9 Jul 1943
The boat was attacked by an aircraft on 9 July. Casualties were one dead and two wounded. [Matrose I Egon Döring]
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.