Patrol info for U-205
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Aug 1942 | La Spezia | 12 Sep 1942 | Pola | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Franz-Georg Reschke |
1WO Oblt. Emmo Hummerjohann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-205
We have 39 daily positions for the 41 days U-205 was at sea.
Departure from La Spezia on 3 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at Pola on 12 Sep 1942.
Ships hit by U-205 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1942
14 Aug 1942. U-205 rescued five Italian airmen from a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea about 20 miles north-west of Galite Islands, Tunisia at 1820hrs. They were from a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 torpedo bomber (109° Gruppo, Maggiore Alfredo Zanardi) which was shot down in aerial combat by two FAA fighters while attacking the Pedestal convoy to Malta shortly after noon on 12 August. One crewman was killed and another injured.
15 Aug 1942. U-205 rescued five Italian airmen from a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean Sea about 40 miles north-north-west of Bone, Algeria at 1700 hrs. They were possibly from a Cant Z.1007 reconnaissance aircraft (51° Gruppo) which was shot down in aerial combat with FAA fighters while shadowing the Pedestal convoy to Malta in the evening on 11 August. All five survivors were badly injured.
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Attacks on U-205 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.