U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-955


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
16 Apr 1944Bergen7 Jun 1944Lost53 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. (R) Hans-Heinrich Baden

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-955

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We have 36 daily positions for the 53 days U-955 was at sea.

Departure from Bergen on 16 Apr 1944.
17 Apr 1944 - 18 Apr 1944 - 19 Apr 1944 - 20 Apr 1944 - 21 Apr 1944 - 22 Apr 1944 - 23 Apr 1944 - 24 Apr 1944 - 25 Apr 1944 - 26 Apr 1944 - 27 Apr 1944 - 28 Apr 1944 - 29 Apr 1944 - 30 Apr 1944 - 1 May 1944 - 2 May 1944 - 3 May 1944 - 4 May 1944 - 5 May 1944 - 6 May 1944 - 7 May 1944 - 8 May 1944 - 9 May 1944 - 10 May 1944 - 11 May 1944 - 12 May 1944 - 13 May 1944 - 14 May 1944 - 15 May 1944 - 16 May 1944 - 17 May 1944 - 18 May 1944 - 19 May 1944 - 20 May 1944 - 21 May 1944 - 22 May 1944 - 23 May 1944 - 24 May 1944 - 25 May 1944 - 26 May 1944 - 27 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 - 29 May 1944 - 30 May 1944 - 31 May 1944 - 1 Jun 1944 - 2 Jun 1944 - 3 Jun 1944 - 4 Jun 1944 - 5 Jun 1944 - 6 Jun 1944 -
Sunk on 7 Jun 1944.

Ships hit by U-955 during this patrol

No entries found.

General Events during this patrol

1944

30 Apr 1944. On 30 April, 1944 this boat landed espionage agents Ernst Fresenius, Sigurður Juliusson and Hjalti Björnsson in Iceland.

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Attacks on U-955 during this patrol

5 May 1944
A British Sunderland aircraft (201 sqdn, pilot F/O L.H. Baveystock) was shot down by the U-boat. (Sources: http://ubootwaffe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=477)

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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