Patrol info for U-188
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Mar 1943 | Kiel | 4 May 1943 | Lorient | 62 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Siegfried Lüdden |
1WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Meenen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-188
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We have 59 daily positions for the 62 days U-188 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 4 Mar 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 4 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-188 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeteufel (21 Mar 1943 - 29 Mar 1943)
Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943)
Meise (13 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-188 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 1943 | U-188 | Siegfried Lüdden |  | HMS Beverley (H 64) | 1,190 |  | br | ON-176 |
| 1,190 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,190 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-188 during this patrol
2 May 1943
10.14 hrs, Bay of Biscay, inbound: British Whitley bomber W for William from Sqdn 612 strafed U-188 and dropped four depth charges. Gunfire wounded the commander KptLt Siegfried Lüdden and one of the crew, who died in hospital in Paris on 14 May. [Matrosengefreiter Leo Rupp] (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.