Patrol info for U-559
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire | 20 Oct 1941 | Salamis | 31 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans Heidtmann |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Rudloff |
WO Herbert Engel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-559
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We have daily positions for all 31 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 20 Sep 1941.
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Arrival at Salamis on 20 Oct 1941.
Ships hit by U-559 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
1941
4 Oct 1941. A German aircraft dropped three bombs on U-559 in the Mediterranean, mistaking it for an enemy submarine, but the U-boat suffered no damage.
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Attacks on U-559 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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