Patrol info for U-963
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 24 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 2 days |
| 26 Jan 1944 | Lorient | 27 Mar 1944 | Brest | 62 days |
| 64 days | ||||
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Karl Boddenberg |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-963
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We have daily positions for all 64 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 23 Jan 1944.
Arrival at Lorient on 24 Jan 1944.
Departure from Lorient on 26 Jan 1944.
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Arrival at Brest on 27 Mar 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-963 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Igel 2 (3 Feb 1944 - 17 Feb 1944)
Hai 2 (17 Feb 1944 - 22 Feb 1944)
Preussen (22 Feb 1944 - 14 Mar 1944)
Ships hit by U-963 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-963 during this patrol
5 Feb 1944
A British B-24 Liberator (Sqdn 53/T) was shot down.
26 Mar 1944
While out off Brest, France the boat was attacked by an unknown allied aircraft and 9 of its crew were wounded - two of them badly. The boat returned to port the next day. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 508)
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