Patrol info for U-563
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Nov 1941 | Brest | 3 Dec 1941 | Lorient | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Oblt. Klaus Bargsten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Petersen |
2WO Ltn. Günther Ruppelt |
WO Ltn. Walter-Ernst Koch |
WO Gert Mannesmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-563
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We have daily positions for all 5 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 29 Nov 1941.
30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 3 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-563 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-563 during this patrol
30 Nov 1941
While outbound from Brest, France the boat was attacked by a British Whitley aircraft (Sqdn 502, pilot W. W. Cave) dropping six depth charges that damaged to boat so much that she was unable to dive. The aircraft then strafed the boat wounding the commander in the shoulder.The boat was able to reach Lorient, France on 3 Dec but was so badly damaged she had to be sailed by its crew to Germany for rebuilding. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 401)
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