Patrol info for U-123
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 Mar 1943 | Lorient | 8 Jun 1943 | Lorient | 88 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter |
ObStrm Walter Kaeding |
WO Ltn. Wolf-Harald Schüler |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-123
We have daily positions for all 88 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 13 Mar 1943.
14 Mar 1943 - 15 Mar 1943 - 16 Mar 1943 - 17 Mar 1943 - 18 Mar 1943 - 19 Mar 1943 - 20 Mar 1943 - 21 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943 - 23 Mar 1943 - 24 Mar 1943 - 25 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943 - 27 Mar 1943 - 28 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943 - 31 Mar 1943 - 1 Apr 1943 - 2 Apr 1943 - 3 Apr 1943 - 4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 - 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 - 16 May 1943 - 17 May 1943 - 18 May 1943 - 19 May 1943 - 20 May 1943 - 21 May 1943 - 22 May 1943 - 23 May 1943 - 24 May 1943 - 25 May 1943 - 26 May 1943 - 27 May 1943 - 28 May 1943 - 29 May 1943 - 30 May 1943 - 31 May 1943 - 1 Jun 1943 - 2 Jun 1943 - 3 Jun 1943 - 4 Jun 1943 - 5 Jun 1943 - 6 Jun 1943 - 7 Jun 1943 -
Arrival at Lorient on 8 Jun 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-123 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeräuber (25 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-123 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter |  | Castillo Montealegre | 3,972 |  | sp | A | |
| 18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | HMS P-615 | 683 |  | br | B | |
| 18 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Empire Bruce | 7,459 | | br | C | |
| 29 Apr 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Nanking | 5,931 |  | sw | D | |
| 5 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | | Holmbury | 4,566 | | br | E | |
| 9 May 1943 | U-123 | Horst von Schroeter | Kanbe | 6,244 | | br | TS-38 | F | |
| 28,855 | |||||||||
6 ships sunk (28,855 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.