Patrol info for U-217
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Jul 1942 | Kiel | 16 Oct 1942 | Brest | 95 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke |
1WO Oblt. Max Kruschka |
WO Ltn. Friedrich-August Greus |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-217
We have daily positions for all 95 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 14 Jul 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 16 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-217 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Pirat (30 Jul 1942 - 3 Aug 1942)
Ships hit by U-217 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1942 | U-217 | Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke | Sea Gull D. | 75 |  | br | A | ||
| 75 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (75 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-217 during this patrol
19 Aug 1942
Shortly after shelling the schooner Sea Gull D, 60 miles off Caracas, Venezuela, U-217 dived at 21.30 hrs to evade an aircraft which strafed the submerging U-boat and then dropped four depth charges. Two more aircraft arrived shortly afterwards, one of which attacked the U-boat when she surfaced at 23.45 hrs, dropping three more depth charges. U-217 was damaged, but was able to continue after carrying out repairs. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.