Patrol info for U-219
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Aug 1944 | Bordeaux | 11 Dec 1944 | Batavia | 111 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Walter Burghagen |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-219
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We have 102 daily positions for the 111 days U-219 was at sea.
Departure from Bordeaux on 23 Aug 1944.
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Arrival at Batavia on 11 Dec 1944.
Ships hit by U-219 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-219 during this patrol
28 Sep 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Avenger (VC-6 USN, pilot Lt W.R. Gillespie)
The boat was attacked five times by three aircraft from USS Tripoli operating on ULTRA information west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands and even escaped a Fido homing torpedo. At 19.40 hours, an Avenger was shot down by AA fire, killing the crew of three men. This was the last aircraft lost to U-boats from escort carriers in the Atlantic.
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