Events on this day
22 October
This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.
U-boat Shipyard report
| Ordered (0) | Laid down (0) | Launched (3) | Commissioned (4) |
| No U-boat orders on this date | No boats laid down on this date | 1940: U-68 1943: U-1229 1944: U-2522 | 1940: U-108 1941: U-406 1942: U-645 1944: U-3007 |
| These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages. | |||
Allied Ships hit on this date
| U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Country | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | |||||||
| U-68 | Merten |  | Darkdale | 8,145 |  br | ||
| 1942 | |||||||
| U-443 | Puttkamer | Donax | 8,036 | br | ON-139 | ||
| U-443 | Puttkamer | | Winnipeg II | 9,807 | br | ON-139 | |
| 1943 | |||||||
| U-68 | Lauzemis | Litiopa | 5,356 |  nw | |||
| 31,344 | |||||||
| * Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII. | |||||||
Attacks on this day
1941
U-203. An aircraft dropped two bombs on U-203 in the North Atlantic. Minor damage.
1942
U-443. After locating convoy ON 139 the boat attacked and sank two large ships (17,843 tons total), but was then counter-attacked by escorts and held down until the convoy escaped. (Blair, vol 2, page 43. )
1944
U-737. The boat was attacked by a Soviet aircraft in the Barents Sea. Three men were injured and the boat suffered slight damage.
U-boats lost
1942: U-412 +
47 men died when this U-boat was lost. There were no survivors.
U-boats marked with + were lost with all hands.
- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.
U-boat Men Lost or Wounded
There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 22 October.
- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.
Personnel Information
The following men were born on this day:
Siegfried Atzinger (1916), Wolfgang Römer (1916), Walter Schug (1910).
The following men died on this day:
Walther Jahrmärker (1942), Jürgen Kriegshammer (1959), Karl-Theodor Mayer (1996).
See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.
U-boat departures and arrivals on 22 October
This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.
1939
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-21, U-59
From Wilhelmshaven, Germany: U-26
1940
U-boats entering base:
To Lorient, France: U-37 (29 days), U-99 (10 days)
1941
Sailed:
From Arendal: U-571
From Kiel, Germany: U-133
From St. Nazaire, France: U-74
U-boats entering base:
To Kirkenes U-752 (5 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-553 (16 days)
1942
Sailed:
From Kiel, Germany: U-184, U-376, U-413, U-613
From La Pallice: U-752
From St. Nazaire ?: U-98 (lost 25 days later)
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-254 (32 days)
To Lorient, France: U-513 (77 days), UD-3 (20 days)
To St. Nazaire, France: U-221 (50 days), U-609 (17 days)
1943
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-219
From Narvik, Norway: U-354, U-387
From Trondheim, Norway: U-343, U-424
U-boats entering base:
To Brest, France: U-305 (61 days)
1944
Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-382, U-673 (lost 3 days later), U-1060
From Horten, Norway: U-1009, U-1061
U-boats at sea on 22 October
Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.
1939
U-16 (+), U-21, U-25, U-26, U-31, U-34, U-37, U-46, U-48, U-53, U-59.
11 boats at sea.
1940
U-28, U-31 (+), U-38, U-46, U-47, U-48, U-65, U-93, U-100, U-101, U-123, U-124.
12 boats at sea.
1941
U-38, U-66, U-68, U-71, U-73, U-74, U-75, U-77, U-79, U-82, U-83, U-84, U-85, U-93, U-97, U-101, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-109, U-123, U-125, U-126, U-129, U-133, U-202, U-203, U-206, U-208, U-371, U-374, U-432, U-502, U-558, U-563, U-564, U-568, U-569, U-571, U-573, U-576, U-577, U-751, UA.
44 boats at sea.
1942
U-43, U-67, U-68, U-69, U-71, U-73, U-77, U-81, U-84, U-87, U-89, U-98 (+), U-103, U-106, U-107, U-117, U-125, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-132 (+), U-134, U-154, U-156, U-159, U-160, U-161, U-163, U-172, U-174, U-177, U-178, U-181, U-183, U-201, U-202, U-203, U-205, U-212, U-224, U-258, U-260, U-301, U-332, U-333, U-356, U-377, U-381, U-382, U-383, U-402, U-409, U-410, U-413, U-431, U-436, U-437, U-438, U-440, U-441, U-442, U-443, U-454, U-455, U-459, U-462, U-463, U-504, U-505, U-506, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-514, U-516, U-518, U-519, U-520 (+), U-521, U-522, U-552, U-559 (+), U-563, U-571, U-572, U-575, U-586, U-590, U-599 (+), U-602, U-604, U-605 (+), U-606, U-607, U-608, U-610, U-613, U-615, U-618, U-620, U-621, U-622, U-624, U-627 (+), U-658 (+), U-659, U-662, U-664, U-704, U-706, U-752, U-753, U-757, UD-5.
114 boats at sea.
1943
U-9, U-23, U-24, U-68, U-73, U-91, U-103, U-123, U-129, U-154, U-155, U-168, U-170, U-183, U-188, U-190, U-193, U-196, U-211 (+), U-212, U-214, U-218, U-219, U-220 (+), U-226 (+), U-231, U-256, U-260, U-262, U-267, U-271, U-274 (+), U-275, U-280 (+), U-281, U-282 (+), U-306 (+), U-309, U-333, U-340 (+), U-343, U-354, U-355, U-360, U-371, U-373, U-387, U-405 (+), U-413, U-424, U-426, U-437, U-441, U-448, U-450, U-453, U-455, U-466, U-488, U-505, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-532, U-536 (+), U-537, U-539, U-542 (+), U-552, U-566 (+), U-575, U-584 (+), U-586, U-592, U-603, U-608, U-642, U-648 (+), U-707 (+), U-709, U-713, U-714, U-731, U-732 (+), U-737, U-758, U-762, U-842 (+), U-843, U-848 (+), U-849 (+), U-952, U-953, U-956, U-963, U-966 (+), U-967, U-969.
98 boats at sea.
1944
U-170, U-181, U-195, U-219, U-245, U-246, U-262, U-267, U-281, U-290, U-293, U-294, U-295, U-299, U-300, U-310, U-312, U-313, U-315, U-363, U-365, U-370, U-387, U-396, U-425, U-475, U-481, U-483, U-518, U-534, U-541, U-546, U-636, U-668, U-673 (+), U-676, U-722, U-737, U-771 (+), U-773, U-802, U-956, U-958, U-968, U-978, U-985, U-991, U-992, U-995, U-997, U-1001, U-1003, U-1004, U-1060, U-1061, U-1163, U-1165, U-1199, U-1200 (+), U-1221, U-1223, U-1226 (+), U-1227, U-1228, U-1230, U-1231.
66 boats at sea.
General Events on 22 October
1942
U-662 transferred a medical case to U-382 in the North Atlantic, which reached base some days later.
1943
U-537 set up an automatic weather station in Martin Bay, Labrador.
1944
U-985 hit a mine and was damaged so seriously that she was decommissioned some weeks later.
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