Patrol info for U-566
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Oct 1942 | Brest | 1 Dec 1942 | Brest | 35 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Gerhard Remus |
1WO Oblt. Gustav Lüssow |
1WO Oblt. August-Wilhelm Hewicker |
2WO Hans Johannsen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-566
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We have daily positions for all 35 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 28 Oct 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 1 Dec 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-566 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Natter (2 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942)
Ships hit by U-566 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1942 | U-566 | Gerhard Remus | Glenlea | 4,252 |  | br | ON-142 | |
| 4,252 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,252 tons). | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
25 Nov 1942. Heavy weather in the North Atlantic. A lookout on U-566 broke his arm and the commander of U-608 was also injured as a result of very bad weather.
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Attacks on U-566 during this patrol
17 Nov 1942
At 08.56 hours, the boat was attacked by the British Hudson Mk.III FH240 (233 Sqn RAF/U, pilot Sgt Eric H. Smith) and tried to avoid an attack by crash diving west of Gibraltar. However, the aircraft dropped four depth charges just ahead of the swirl and later observed a large patch of oil on the surface. U-566 escaped with damage to the bow planes and an untraceable oil leak, which forced her to operate further away from the coast during the rest of the patrol. (Sources: Franks)
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