Patrol info for U-203
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Dec 1941 | Brest | 29 Jan 1942 | Brest | 36 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Rolf Mützelburg |
1WO Ltn. Hans-Dieter Mohs |
WO Ltn. Hans-Jürgen Haupt |
WO sea training Günter Dobenecker |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-203
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We have daily positions for all 36 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 25 Dec 1941.
26 Dec 1941 - 27 Dec 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 - 29 Dec 1941 - 30 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 - 2 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942 - 5 Jan 1942 - 6 Jan 1942 - 7 Jan 1942 - 8 Jan 1942 - 9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 - 21 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942 - 23 Jan 1942 - 24 Jan 1942 - 25 Jan 1942 - 26 Jan 1942 - 27 Jan 1942 - 28 Jan 1942 -
Arrival at Brest on 29 Jan 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-203 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seydlitz (27 Dec 1941 - 7 Jan 1942)
Ziethen (7 Jan 1942 - 22 Jan 1942)
Ships hit by U-203 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | Catalina | 632 |  | pt | ||
| 17 Jan 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg |  | Octavian | 1,345 |  | nw | |
| 21 Jan 1942 | U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg | | North Gaspe (d.) | 888 |  | ca | |
| 2,865 | ||||||||
2 ships sunk (1,977 tons) and 1 ship damaged (888 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-203 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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