Patrol info for U-762
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Sep 1943 | Bergen | 15 Nov 1943 | Brest | 49 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Wolfgang Hille |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-762
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We have daily positions for all 49 days on this patrol.
Departure from Bergen on 28 Sep 1943.
29 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 - 1 Oct 1943 - 2 Oct 1943 - 3 Oct 1943 - 4 Oct 1943 - 5 Oct 1943 - 6 Oct 1943 - 7 Oct 1943 - 8 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943 - 10 Oct 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 - 12 Oct 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 - 14 Oct 1943 - 15 Oct 1943 - 16 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943 - 18 Oct 1943 - 19 Oct 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 1943 - 24 Oct 1943 - 25 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943 - 28 Oct 1943 - 29 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 - 1 Nov 1943 - 2 Nov 1943 - 3 Nov 1943 - 4 Nov 1943 - 5 Nov 1943 - 6 Nov 1943 - 7 Nov 1943 - 8 Nov 1943 - 9 Nov 1943 - 10 Nov 1943 - 11 Nov 1943 - 12 Nov 1943 - 13 Nov 1943 - 14 Nov 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 15 Nov 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-762 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Rossbach (6 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943)
Schlieffen (14 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943)
Siegfried (22 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
Ships hit by U-762 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-762 during this patrol
8 Oct 1943
A British B-24 Liberator aircraft (Sqdn 120, pilot Bryan W. Turnbull) attacked the boat and drove her under. A destroyer joined the attack but the boat escaped although 2 men were wounded and a diesel engine was damaged. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 430)
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