Patrol info for U-223
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 15 Apr 1943 | St. Nazaire | 24 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Karl-Jürg Wächter |
1WO Oblt. Wolfgang Reisener |
2WO Ltn. Rudolf Meinlschmidt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-223
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We have daily positions for all 40 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 15 Apr 1943.
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Arrival at St. Nazaire on 24 May 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-223 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Amsel (22 Apr 1943 - 3 May 1943)
Amsel 2 (3 May 1943 - 6 May 1943)
Elbe (7 May 1943 - 10 May 1943)
Elbe 2 (10 May 1943 - 12 May 1943)
Ships hit by U-223 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-223 during this patrol
11 May 1943
The British destroyer HMS Hesperus depth charged the U-223 to the surface and then rammed her on 11 May. 2 men were lost overboard, U-359 rescued one of them and transferred him back to U-223 on 14 May as she had managed to escape the destroyer. U-223 (unable to dive) returned to port on 24 May but did not sail again until 14 Sept while being repaired. [Matrosengefreiter Heinz Hoog]
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