Patrol info for U-653
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Oct 1942 | Brest | 29 Dec 1942 | Brest | 64 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Gerhard Feiler |
2WO Ltn. Günter Lüders |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-653
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We have daily positions for all 64 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 27 Oct 1942.
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Arrival at Brest on 29 Dec 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-653 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Natter (2 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
Westwall (8 Nov 1942 - 16 Dec 1942)
Ships hit by U-653 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1942
30 Nov 1942. U-653 transferred an ill crewmember to U-118 in the mid-Atlantic.
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Attacks on U-653 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-653 during this patrol.
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Men lost from U-boats
22 Dec 1942 |
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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