Patrol info for U-129
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 6 Jan 1943 | Lorient | 101 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Hans-Ludwig Witt |
1WO Oblt. Joachim Zaubitzer |
WO Ltn. Hans-Werner Offermann |
WO Oblt. Leonhard Klingspor |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-129
We have daily positions for all 101 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 28 Sep 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 6 Jan 1943.
Ships hit by U-129 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt |  | Trafalgar | 5,542 |  | nw | A | |
| 23 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Reuben Tipton | 6,829 |  | am | B | |
| 30 Oct 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | West Kebar | 5,620 | | am | C | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | Meton | 7,027 | | am | TAG-18 | D | |
| 5 Nov 1942 | U-129 | Hans-Ludwig Witt | | Astrell | 7,595 | | nw | TAG-18 | E |
| 32,613 | |||||||||
5 ships sunk (32,613 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-129 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.