Patrol info for U-203
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Apr 1943 | Brest | 25 Apr 1943 | Lost | 23 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hermann Kottmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-203
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We have daily positions for all 23 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 3 Apr 1943.
4 Apr 1943 - 5 Apr 1943 - 6 Apr 1943 - 7 Apr 1943 - 8 Apr 1943 - 9 Apr 1943 - 10 Apr 1943 - 11 Apr 1943 - 12 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943 - 14 Apr 1943 - 15 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943 - 18 Apr 1943 - 19 Apr 1943 - 20 Apr 1943 - 21 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943 - 23 Apr 1943 - 24 Apr 1943 -
Sunk on 25 Apr 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-203 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Lerche (10 Apr 1943 - 16 Apr 1943)
Meise (16 Apr 1943 - 22 Apr 1943)
Ships hit by U-203 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1943
25 Apr 1943. A Swordfish aircraft from HMS Biter attacked U-203 with a bomb, but it missed the boat. Later that day the boat was sunk.
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Attacks on U-203 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-203 during this patrol (prior to its loss).
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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