Patrol info for U-539
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Dec 1943 | Lorient | 30 Dec 1943 | Lorient | 2 days |
| 2 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 21 Mar 1944 | St. Nazaire | 80 days |
| 82 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-539
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We have 81 daily positions for the 82 days U-539 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 29 Dec 1943.
Arrival at Lorient on 30 Dec 1943.
Departure from Lorient on 2 Jan 1944.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 21 Mar 1944.
Ships hit by U-539 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
1944
2 Jan 1944. U-539 was the first U-boat to depart on a combat patrol equipped with the Schnorchel breathing device. She left Lorient, France on 2 January, 1944.
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
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