Patrol info for U-960
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 19 Mar 1944 | La Pallice | 27 Mar 1944 | La Pallice | 9 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Günther Heinrich |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-960
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We have daily positions for all 9 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 19 Mar 1944.
20 Mar 1944 - 21 Mar 1944 - 22 Mar 1944 - 23 Mar 1944 - 24 Mar 1944 - 25 Mar 1944 - 26 Mar 1944 -
Arrival at La Pallice on 27 Mar 1944.
Ships hit by U-960 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-960 during this patrol
27 Mar 1944
The inbound U-763 and U-960 were attacked by seven Mosquito aircraft (two Mk.XVIII from 618 Sqdn RAF and five Mk.VI from 248 Sqdn RAF) at the rendezvous point with their escort of two Sperrbrecher and four minesweepers off La Pallice. The Tsetse Mosquitos (L, pilot F/O D.J. Turner and HX903/I, pilot F/O A.H. Hilliard) strafed U-960 and injured 14 crew members, four of them seriously, including the commander with a wound above the left knee. The boat claimed one aircraft probably shot down and the second Tsetse was indeed badly damaged by a hit in the nose, but made it safely back to base. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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