U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-620


DepartureArrival / FateDays
12 Sep 1942Kiel12 Nov 1942La Pallice62 days

Commander

Officers *


Heinz Stein

U-620's daily positions during the patrol


We have daily positions for all 62 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-620 during this patrol

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No ships hit by U-620 on this patrol.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-620 during this patrol

12 Oct 1942
Escorts from convoy ON(S) 136 hunted the boat for six hours but he managed to escape. Date is approximate. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 39.)

24 Oct 1942
An unknown land-based aircraft attacked and seriously damaged the boat while she was hunting convoy ON 139. The boat aborted the convoy attack and went to a new area. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 43.)

10 Nov 1942
One seaman from U-620 was killed in another air attack. [Bootsmaat Josef Leisten]

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