Patrol info for U-223
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
16 Mar 1944 | Toulon | 30 Mar 1944 | Lost | 15 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Peter Gerlach |
1WO Oblt. Rudolf Meinlschmidt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-223
We have daily positions for all 15 days on this patrol.
Departure from Toulon on 16 Mar 1944.
17 Mar 1944 - 18 Mar 1944 - 19 Mar 1944 - 20 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944 - 22 Mar 1944 - 23 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944 - 25 Mar 1944 - 26 Mar 1944 - 27 Mar 1944 - 28 Mar 1944 - 29 Mar 1944 -
Sunk on 30 Mar 1944.
Ships hit by U-223 during this patrol
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
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30 Mar 1944 | U-223 | Peter Gerlach | HMS Laforey (G 99) | 1,935 | br | A | |||
1,935 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,935 tons). Legend |
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-223 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.