Patrol info for U-380
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
5 May 1943 | La Spezia | 16 May 1943 | La Spezia | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
Kptlt. Josef Röther |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Förster |
1WO Ltn. Rolf-Werner Wentz |
2WO Renko Tammen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-380
We have 10 daily positions for the 12 days U-380 was at sea.
Departure from La Spezia on 5 May 1943.
6 May 1943 - 7 May 1943 - 8 May 1943 - 9 May 1943 - 10 May 1943 - 11 May 1943 - 12 May 1943 - 13 May 1943 - 14 May 1943 - 15 May 1943 -
Arrival at La Spezia on 16 May 1943.
Ships hit by U-380 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
9 May 1943. U-380 was on her way to Tunisia to support the German ground forces in Africa with ammunition. After receiving news of the capitulation, the crew threw the ammunition overboard off Pantelleria.
10 May 1943. On 10 May 1943 in the Mediterranean, U-380 rescued five German soldiers escaping from Tunisia in a small boat. She brought them to port at La Spezia, Italy on 16 May.
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Attacks on U-380 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-380 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.