Patrol info for U-571
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Mar 1943 | La Pallice | 23 Mar 1943 | La Pallice | 2 days |
| 25 Mar 1943 | La Pallice | 1 May 1943 | La Pallice | 38 days |
| 40 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Helmut Möhlmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-571
We have daily positions for all 40 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 22 Mar 1943.
Arrival at La Pallice on 23 Mar 1943.
Departure from La Pallice on 25 Mar 1943.
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Arrival at La Pallice on 1 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-571 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Without name (27 Mar 1943 - 30 Mar 1943)
Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943)
Meise (13 Apr 1943 - 25 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-571 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-571 during this patrol
22 Mar 1943
At 21.55 hrs the boat was attacked by a Beaufighter aircraft (RAF Sqn 141/I) by moonlight about 20 miles southwest of Ile d’Yeu, only a few hours after leaving La Pallice. The escorting Sperrbrecher 16 had just left when U-571 was strafed from the beam with cannon and machine gun fire, twice. The Germans immediately opened fire with the AA guns, but one of the gunners panicked and failed to open fire during the second attack, so the boat was forced to dive despite the depth at that point being only 70m, leaving behind a small patch of oil. A leak in one of the ballast tanks forced U-571 to return to base for repairs. (Sources: KTB U-571/ADM 199-1784)
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Men lost from U-boats
22 Apr 1943 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.