Patrol info for U-575
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 10 Jun, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 7 Aug, 1942 | St. Nazaire | 59 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Günther Heydemann |
1WO Joachim Franze |
2WO Peter-Arthur Stahl |
U-575's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 59 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-575 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
| 4 Jul, 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann |  | Norlandia | 2.689 |  | am | |
| 9 Jul, 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | Empire Explorer | 5.345 |  | br | ||
| 18 Jul, 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | Comrade | 69 | | br | ||
| 18 Jul, 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | | Glacier | 75 | | br | |
| 18 Jul, 1942 | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | San Gaspar (d.) | 12.910 | | br | ||
| 21.088 | ||||||||
| 4 ships sunk (8.178 tons) and 1 ship damaged (12.910 tons).
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Locations of ships hit during this patrol
We have positions of the 5 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-575 during this patrol *
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Men lost from U-boats
According to our records there were no men lost from U-575 during this patrol. |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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