Patrol info for U-340
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jul 1943 | Bordeaux | 2 Sep 1943 | St. Nazaire | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hans-Joachim Klaus |
1WO Ltn. Wolfgang Schwarzkopf |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-340
We have daily positions for all 59 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bordeaux on 6 Jul 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 2 Sep 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-340 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Without name (11 Jul 1943 - 29 Jul 1943)
Ships hit by U-340 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
24 Aug 1943. U-340 rescued five German airmen from a rubber dinghy in the North Atlantic about 140 miles west of Vigo, Spain at 0335hrs. They were from the Focke-Wulf Fw200C-5 WNr 0214 (7./KG 40, F8+NT) which had been shot down and was forced to ditch at 1800hrs on 23 August. One crewman was lost.
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Attacks on U-340 during this patrol
25 Aug 1943
U-340 rescued five Luftwaffe aircrew off Spain on 25 August. Shortly afterwards the boat was attacked by an aircraft. One man died and five were wounded. The boat suffered minor damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.