Patrol info for U-508
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 22 Feb 1943 | Lorient | 15 Mar 1943 | Lorient | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Georg Staats |
1WO Ltn. Friedrich Altmeier |
U-508's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 22 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-508 during this patrol
No entries found.
No ships hit by U-508 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
We have no events listed for this patrol. Add more events! If you know of an interesting event either missing from this date or an upcoming event that you'd like to share please contact us. We continuously update these databases. |
Attacks on U-508 during this patrol
26 Feb 1943
While outbound from France through the Bay of Biscay on her 5th day the boat was attacked by a British B-24 Liberator bomber (Sqdn 224, pilot Peter J. Cundy) and seriously damaged. Cleverly, commander Staats ran west to get out of Allied range and asked for help, unable to dive. He made port on 15 March, 1943. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 200)
About this data
If you believe we have missed an attack on a German U-boat in this listing please let us know.
See all patrols for U-508
* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
Return to U-boat Patrols main page