Patrol info for U-28
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 29 Sep 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 42 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Günter Kuhnke |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche |
ObStrm Hinrich Kelling |
Patrol in the North Atlantic west of Ireland. On 27 September, the inbound boat unsucessfully searched six hours for a ditched German aircraft and controlled three neutral vessels for contraband.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-28
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We have daily positions for all 42 days on this patrol.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 19 Aug 1939.
20 Aug 1939 - 21 Aug 1939 - 22 Aug 1939 - 23 Aug 1939 - 24 Aug 1939 - 25 Aug 1939 - 26 Aug 1939 - 27 Aug 1939 - 28 Aug 1939 - 29 Aug 1939 - 30 Aug 1939 - 31 Aug 1939 - 1 Sep 1939 - 2 Sep 1939 - 3 Sep 1939 - 4 Sep 1939 - 5 Sep 1939 - 6 Sep 1939 - 7 Sep 1939 - 8 Sep 1939 - 9 Sep 1939 - 10 Sep 1939 - 11 Sep 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 - 13 Sep 1939 - 14 Sep 1939 - 15 Sep 1939 - 16 Sep 1939 - 17 Sep 1939 - 18 Sep 1939 - 19 Sep 1939 - 20 Sep 1939 - 21 Sep 1939 - 22 Sep 1939 - 23 Sep 1939 - 24 Sep 1939 - 25 Sep 1939 - 26 Sep 1939 - 27 Sep 1939 - 28 Sep 1939 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 29 Sep 1939.
Ships hit by U-28 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1939 | U-28 | Günter Kuhnke |  | Vancouver City | 4,955 |  | br | |
| 4,955 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,955 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-28 during this patrol
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