Patrol info for U-129
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Sep 1941 | Lorient | 8 Oct 1941 | Lorient | 12 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen |
1WO Oblt. Werner Pietzsch |
1WO Oblt. Siegfried Lüdden |
WO Hans-Werner Offermann |
WO Helmut Metz |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-129
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We have daily positions for all 12 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 27 Sep 1941.
28 Sep 1941 - 29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 8 Oct 1941.
Ships hit by U-129 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1941
3 Oct 1941. U-129 was accompanying the German support ship Kota Pinang when the latter was sunk on this day by the British cruiser HMS Kenya. The U-boat took on all 119 (!) survivors and three days later put them ashore in Spain.
6 Oct 1941. U-129 turned over the 119 survivors of the Kota Pinang to a Spanish tug near Cap Finisterre.
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Attacks on U-129 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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