U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-71


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
27 Mar 1943St. Nazaire1 May 1943Königsberg36 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg
WO

Ltn. Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-71

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We have 34 daily positions for the 36 days U-71 was at sea.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-71 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Adler (7 Apr 1943 - 13 Apr 1943)
   Meise (13 Apr 1943 - 17 Apr 1943)

Ships hit by U-71 during this patrol

No entries found.

General Events during this patrol

1943

17 Apr 1943. On 17 April, 1943 U-631 had a collision with U-71 in the North Atlantic. Both boats were damaged, and U-71 had to return to base.

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Attacks on U-71 during this patrol

12 Apr 1943
At 06.25 hours, the boat was forced to dive by gunfire from a destroyer while shadowing the convoy ON-176. The destroyer dropped 38 depth charges, which caused only minor damage, but the boat had to remain submerged for about 6 hours and lost contact with the convoy. (Sources: Ritschel)

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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