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Patrol info for U-109

Date lookup for 1 Jan 1943


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
28 Nov 1942Lorient23 Jan 1943St. Nazaire57 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Heinrich Bleichrodt
1WO

Oblt. Joachim Schramm

Patrol description
War patrol to the Caribbean with operational area off Trinidad. Broken off on 30 December 1942 because the commander was no longer fully fit for duty after a nervous breakdown.

U-109's position on 1 Jan 1943

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