Patrol info for U-71
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 2 Jul 1941 | St. Nazaire | 19 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg |
1WO Oblt. Horst Schünemann |
2WO Ltn. Günther-Paul Grave |
WO (sup) Oblt. Odo Loewe |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-71
We have daily positions for all 19 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 14 Jun 1941.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 2 Jul 1941.
Ships hit by U-71 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-71 during this patrol
25 Jun 1941
The British corvette HMS Gladiolus (K 34) sighted the surfaced boat as she attempted to penetrate a convoy and forced her to dive. Gladiolus then dropped 30 depth charges over five runs before the arrival of the corvette HMS Nasturtium, which dropped six depth charges. U-71 managed to make her escape on the surface. She received at least one hit on the conning tower from HMS Gladiolus. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 311)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.