Patrol info for U-406
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Apr 1943 | Bordeaux | 11 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Horst Dieterichs |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-406
We have daily positions for all 17 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bordeaux on 25 Apr 1943.
26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 - 28 Apr 1943 - 29 Apr 1943 - 30 Apr 1943 - 1 May 1943 - 2 May 1943 - 3 May 1943 - 4 May 1943 - 5 May 1943 - 6 May 1943 - 7 May 1943 - 8 May 1943 - 9 May 1943 - 10 May 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 11 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-406 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Drossel (29 Apr 1943 - 5 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-406 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
5 May 1943. On 5 May, 1943 U-406 and U-600 collided in the North Atlantic. Both boats were so badly damaged they had to return to base.
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Attacks on U-406 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-406 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.