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Patrol info for U-243

Date lookup for 29 Jun 1944


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
15 Jun 1944Bergen8 Jul 1944Lost24 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Hans Märtens

Patrol description
Since 25 May, 1944, U-243 laid in readiness in Norway as part of group Mitte awaiting the expected Allied landings in northern France and sailed on 8 June to take up a defensive position in the North Sea after the Allies landed in the Normandy. Already on the next day, the U-boat was however ordered to leave group Mitte and to head for the Bay of Biscay because it was equipped with a Schnorchel. However, mechanical troubles with a diesel engine forced U-243 to enter Bergen. The U-boat left again after reparing the engine and eventually arrived in the Bay of Biscay where the boat was lost to an aircraft attack on 8 July.

U-243's position on 29 Jun 1944

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