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Gunter Jahn
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05 December, 2008
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U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-255

Departure		Arrival / Fate		Days
22 Feb, 1943	Narvik	15 Mar, 1943	Narvik	22 days

Commander	Officers *
Kptlt. Reinhart Reche	1WO Erich Harms	2WO Horst Selle

U-255's daily positions during the patrol

We have daily positions for all 22 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-255 during this patrol

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship		Tons	Nat.		Convoy

5 Mar, 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche		Executive	4.978		am	RA-53
10 Mar, 1943	U-255	Reinhart Reche		Richard Bland (t.)	7.191		am	RA-53
					12.169
2 ships sunk (12.169 tons). Legend (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost). We have a picture of this vessel.

Locations of ships hit during this patrol

We have positions of the 2 ships attacked.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-255 during this patrol *

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Men lost from U-boats

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.