U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-405


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
29 Aug 1943St. Nazaire31 Aug 1943St. Nazaire3 days
25 Sep 1943St. Nazaire27 Sep 1943St. Nazaire3 days
10 Oct 1943St. Nazaire1 Nov 1943Lost23 days
29 days
Sometimes patrols were split into several 'legs', for resupply and other matters.

Commander

Officers *


KrvKpt. Rolf-Heinrich Hopman

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-405


We have 19 daily positions for the 29 days U-405 was at sea.

Departure from St. Nazaire on 29 Aug 1943.
30 Aug 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 31 Aug 1943.

Departure from St. Nazaire on 25 Sep 1943.
26 Sep 1943 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 27 Sep 1943.

Departure from St. Nazaire on 10 Oct 1943.
11 Oct 1943 - 12 Oct 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 - 14 Oct 1943 - 15 Oct 1943 - 16 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943 - 18 Oct 1943 - 19 Oct 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 1943 - 24 Oct 1943 - 25 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943 - 28 Oct 1943 - 29 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 -
Sunk on 1 Nov 1943.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-405 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Siegfried (25 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943)
   Siegfried 1 (27 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943)

Ships hit by U-405 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-405 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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