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Patrol info for U-573


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
27 Sep 1941Kiel15 Nov 1941St. Nazaire50 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Heinrich Heinsohn		 2WO

Ltn. Ernst-August Racky

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-573

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We have 48 daily positions for the 50 days U-573 was at sea.

Departure from Kiel on 27 Sep 1941.
28 Sep 1941 - 29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 - 8 Oct 1941 - 9 Oct 1941 - 10 Oct 1941 - 11 Oct 1941 - 12 Oct 1941 - 13 Oct 1941 - 14 Oct 1941 - 15 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 - 17 Oct 1941 - 18 Oct 1941 - 19 Oct 1941 - 20 Oct 1941 - 21 Oct 1941 - 22 Oct 1941 - 23 Oct 1941 - 24 Oct 1941 - 25 Oct 1941 - 26 Oct 1941 - 27 Oct 1941 - 28 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941 - 30 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 - 2 Nov 1941 - 3 Nov 1941 - 4 Nov 1941 - 5 Nov 1941 - 6 Nov 1941 - 7 Nov 1941 - 8 Nov 1941 - 9 Nov 1941 - 10 Nov 1941 - 11 Nov 1941 - 12 Nov 1941 - 13 Nov 1941 - 14 Nov 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 15 Nov 1941.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-573 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Mordbrenner (16 Oct 1941 - 3 Nov 1941)

Ships hit by U-573 during this patrol

No entries found.

General Events during this patrol

1941

8 Oct 1941. U-573 fired three torpedoes at a freighter, but all three missed.

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Attacks on U-573 during this patrol

We have no recorded attacks on U-573 during this patrol.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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