Patrol info for U-575
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 9 Nov 1941 | St. Nazaire | 17 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 39 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Heydemann |
1WO Ltn. Kurt Böhme |
2WO Ltn. Peter-Arthur Stahl |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-575
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We have daily positions for all 39 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 9 Nov 1941.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 17 Dec 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-575 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steuben (14 Nov 1941 - 2 Dec 1941)
Ships hit by U-575 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1941
12 Dec 1941. U-575 was supported in the Spanish harbor Vigo from 2130hrs to 0200hrs.
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol
9 Dec 1941
While inbound to refuel in Vigo, Spain the boat was located and depth charged. Two days later at Vigo the damage were found to be so severe that the boat aborted to France instead of sailing for the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
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