Patrol info for U-71
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 14 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 2 Jul 1941 | St. Nazaire | 19 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg |
1WO Oblt. Horst Schünemann |
2WO Ltn. Günther-Paul Grave |
WO (sup) Oblt. Odo Loewe |
U-71's daily positions during the patrol
We have daily positions for all 19 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-71 during this patrol
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No ships hit by U-71 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-71 during this patrol
25 Jun 1941
The British corvette HMS Gladiolus spotted the surfaced boat as she attempted to penetrate into a convoy and forced her to crash dive. Gladiolus then dropped 30 depth charges in 5 runs before being assisted by the corvette HMS Nasturtium which dropped 6 depth charges. The damaged U-boat then surfaced and attempted to run away on the surface which she managed to do. She received at least one hit on the tower from the Gladiolus. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 311)
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