Patrol info for U-228
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 May 1943 | St. Nazaire | 19 Jul 1943 | Lorient | 77 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Erwin Christophersen |
2WO Ltn. Carl Schauroth |
2WO Ltn. Heinz Frömmer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-228
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We have daily positions for all 77 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 4 May 1943.
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Arrival at Lorient on 19 Jul 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-228 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Oder (17 May 1943 - 19 May 1943)
Mosel (19 May 1943 - 24 May 1943)
Trutz (1 Jun 1943 - 16 Jun 1943)
Trutz 1 (16 Jun 1943 - 29 Jun 1943)
Geier 1 (30 Jun 1943 - 12 Jul 1943)
Ships hit by U-228 during this patrol
No entries found.
General Events during this patrol
1943
16 May 1943. U-228 transferred wounded crewmembers to the milkcow U-461.
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Attacks on U-228 during this patrol
7 May 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Halifax HR792 (58 Sqdn RAF/A, pilot Sgt N.F. Robertson, RAAF)
At 10.50 hours, the outbound boat was attacked by the Halifax in the Bay of Biscay. The initial attack was broken off due to heavy AA fire, but the aircraft then made a strafing attack from the bow and released six depth charges, which overshot the boat and detonated about 25 metres astern. The attack gave U-228 a severe shaking and wounded the II WO and a seaman. The Germans observed several AA hits on the aircraft (misidentified as Lancaster) and saw smoke before crash-diving. The Halifax and its crew of seven men did not return from patrol and apparently crashed shortly after this attack.
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)8 Jul 1943
At 19.40 hours, the boat was attacked by a British Catalina aircraft (210 Sqdn RAF/G, pilot F/O D.H. Clarke) west of Portugal. The aircraft had used its depth charges in an attack on U-641 two hours earlier, but nevertheless made a strafing run on U-228 when she was spotted on the surface. Its gunners fired 240 rounds and saw hits all over the hull, while the Germans claimed observing AA hits on the aircraft before crash-diving. They reported a Catalina probably shot down, but it was in fact undamaged. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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