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Karl Fleige
(U-18)

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U-868 - 2 patrols
1 ship sunk (672 tons)

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Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy TAG-5

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech		Empire Lugard	7,241		br
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech		Suriname	7,915		nl
13 Sep 1942	U-558	Günther Krech		Vilja (t.)	6,672		nw
					21,828
3 ships sunk (21,828 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).

2 ships sunk for a total of 15,156 GRT
1 ship sunk for a total of 6,672 GRT

Resource id #31

ms = 12.07N63.32W,12.15N62.52W

Locations of ships hit from convoy TAG-5.

Some 5 convoys on route TAG were hit by U-boats in the war.
Read more about them.

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