Patrol info for U-231
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Dec 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Jan 1944 | Lost | 19 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Wolfgang Wenzel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-231
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We have daily positions for all 19 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 26 Dec 1943.
27 Dec 1943 - 28 Dec 1943 - 29 Dec 1943 - 30 Dec 1943 - 31 Dec 1943 - 1 Jan 1944 - 2 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944 - 4 Jan 1944 - 5 Jan 1944 - 6 Jan 1944 - 7 Jan 1944 - 8 Jan 1944 - 9 Jan 1944 - 10 Jan 1944 - 11 Jan 1944 - 12 Jan 1944 -
Sunk on 13 Jan 1944.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-231 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Borkum (1 Jan 1944 - 3 Jan 1944)
Ships hit by U-231 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-231 during this patrol
13 Jan 1944
The sinking of U-231:
At 22.55 hours, the boat was attacked by the British Wellington HF168 (172 Sqdn RAF/L, pilot P/O W.N. Armstrong, RCAF) operating from the Azores after being directed to the area by a sighting report by aircraft from USS Block Island about 750 miles northeast of the Azores. The aircraft dropped three depth charges but was itself hit by AA fire, wounding the rear gunner. U-231 then crash-dived but it proved to be impossible to stay submerged, so the boat surfaced and the crew abandoned ship. The commander attempted suicide by shooting himself with a revolver into the mouth but the bullet lodged harmlessly in the back of the neck. 7 crewmen were lost, the commander and 42 survivors were picked up and taken prisoner the next day by USS Parrott and USS Bulmer and later transferred to USS Block Island.
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