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Patrol info for U-1

Date lookup for 17 Mar 1940


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
15 Mar 1940Kiel29 Mar 1940Wilhelmshaven15 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Jürgen Deecke

Patrol description

Ordered to hunt for enemy submarines off Southern Norway. The patrol was hampered by very bad weather with snow and rain squalls. On 26/27 March, the boat tried to assist U-21 which ran aground at the Norwegian coast after a navigational error, but did not find her.


U-1's position on 17 Mar 1940

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