Patrol info for U-703
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 29 Feb 1944 | Trondheim | 8 Mar 1944 | Narvik | 9 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Joachim Brünner |
2WO Ltn. Heinrich Schlott |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-703
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We have 8 daily positions for the 9 days U-703 was at sea.
Departure from Trondheim on 29 Feb 1944.
1 Mar 1944 - 2 Mar 1944 - 3 Mar 1944 - 4 Mar 1944 - 5 Mar 1944 - 6 Mar 1944 - 7 Mar 1944 -
Arrival at Narvik on 8 Mar 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-703 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Taifun (5 Mar 1944 - 7 Mar 1944)
Ships hit by U-703 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 1944 | U-703 | Joachim Brünner |  | Empire Tourist | 7,062 |  | br | RA-57 |
| 7,062 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (7,062 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-703 during this patrol
1 Mar 1944
During an air attack the boat suffered 3 dead and 3 wounded. The damaged boat reached Narvik, Norway two days later. [Funkobermaat Paul Kretschmar (died on 7 March), Bootsmaat Erich Junker Maschinengefreiter Heinz Schade].
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