Patrol info for U-135
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 8 Aug 1942 | St. Nazaire | 3 Oct 1942 | St. Nazaire | 57 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius |
1WO Oblt. Heinz von Davidson |
2WO Heinz Schütt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-135
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We have 46 daily positions for the 57 days U-135 was at sea.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 8 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 3 Oct 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-135 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lohs (17 Aug 1942 - 20 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-135 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-135 during this patrol
10 Aug 1942
18.25 hrs, north of Cape Ferrol, Spain: the outbound boat was strafed by a Czech-crewed Wellington (RAF Sqdn 311/H, pilot F/O J. Nývlt) which dropped 4 depth charges. The boat returned fire with the 20mm AA gun during the first attack, and survived 6 more depth charges after diving.
U-135 sustained only minor damage, but one crewman was killed by gunfire and another died of wounds an hour after the attack. [Matrosenobergefreiter Emil Hafner, Matrosenobergefreiter Erhard Pömpner]
24 Aug 1942
01.51 hrs, mid-Atlantic: the boat was chasing the convoy ONS-122 when she was suddenly illuminated by star shells and forced to dive by gunfire from HNoMS Potentilla. The corvette and HMS Viscount had been depth charging U-705 in the same area for an hour when they detected U-135 on radar. They then attacked both U-boats with 57 depth charges over the next two hours, the final attack being made by HMS Viscount using a new weapon, Hedgehog. U-135 suffered only minor damage. (Sources: ADM reports, KTB U-135)
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