Patrol info for U-618
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Nov 1943 | St. Nazaire | 4 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 55 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Kurt Baberg |
1WO Ltn. Walter Angermann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-618
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We have daily positions for all 55 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 11 Nov 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 4 Jan 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-618 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Schill 3 (18 Nov 1943 - 22 Nov 1943)
Weddigen (22 Nov 1943 - 7 Dec 1943)
Coronel (7 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943)
Coronel 2 (8 Dec 1943 - 14 Dec 1943)
Coronel 3 (14 Dec 1943 - 17 Dec 1943)
Borkum (18 Dec 1943 - 26 Dec 1943)
Hela (28 Dec 1943 - 1 Jan 1944)
Ships hit by U-618 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1943
30 Dec 1943. On 30 Dec 1943 U-618 saved 21 survivors from the sunken German destroyer Z 27. After the war these destroyer men became honorary members of the crew and took part in their annual meetings (only those men from U-618 not on the last mission of course).
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Attacks on U-618 during this patrol
20 Nov 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Liberator BZ816 (53 Sqdn RAF/N, pilot S/L K.A. Aldridge)
At 19.25 hours the boat was attacked by the Leigh Light equipped Liberator near the combined convoy SL-139/MKS-30. The aircraft was already hit during the first strafing run and no bombs were dropped, coming around for a second attack it was shot down about 1000 metres behind U-618 by the quadruple 20mm AA gun. All nine crewmen were lost. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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