Patrol info for U-625
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Nov 1943 | Trondheim | 6 Jan 1944 | Brest | 53 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans Benker |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-625
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We have daily positions for all 53 days on this patrol.
Departure from Trondheim on 15 Nov 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 6 Jan 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-625 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Coronel (4 Dec 1943 - 8 Dec 1943)
Coronel 1 (8 Dec 1943 - 14 Dec 1943)
Coronel 2 (14 Dec 1943 - 17 Dec 1943)
Föhr (18 Dec 1943 - 23 Dec 1943)
Rügen 6 (23 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943)
Ships hit by U-625 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-625 during this patrol
2 Jan 1944
At 21.38 hours, the inbound boat was attacked by a Leigh Light equipped British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqdn RAF/G, pilot P/O J.E. Edwards) in the Bay of Biscay. U-625 initially opened fire with the AA guns and one hit was scored on the port side of the aircraft, wounding the radio operator with splinters, but then began to crash-dive. The commander Kptlt. Hans Benker cancelled the dive so that he and one crewman could recover the Naxos wire, but the order was not recognised and the boat continued the dive causing Benker and the other man to drown. (Sources: Blair, Clay)
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