Patrol info for U-956
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Sep 1943 | Narvik | 4 Nov 1943 | Narvik | 43 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Dieter Mohs |
2WO Edgar Seeliger |
WO Oblt. Ernst-August Stellmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-956
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We have daily positions for all 43 days on this patrol.
Departure from Narvik on 23 Sep 1943.
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Arrival at Narvik on 4 Nov 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-956 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Monsun (3 Oct 1943 - 3 Nov 1943)
Ships hit by U-956 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1943
25 Oct 1943. U-956 shelled shore installations on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) with the deck gun. Return artillery fire failed to hit the U-boat.
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Attacks on U-956 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.