Patrol info for U-565
Date lookup for 5 Oct 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 1 Sep 1941 | Brest | 7 Oct 1941 | Lorient | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Johann Jebsen |
1WO Oblt. Friedrich Bürgel |
2WO Rudolf Kugelberg |
U-565's position on 5 Oct 1941
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Attacks on U-565 during this patrol
5 Oct 1941
11.02 hrs, Bay of Biscay, inbound: Blenheim Z7406 (1404 MetFlt RAF/A, pilot P/O Jack Coleman) sighted U-565 while searching for U-563 after unsuccessfully attacking her 30 minutes earlier. A 250lb A/S bomb dropped in a head-on attack actually hit the net deflector and conning tower of the diving U-boat and bounced off without exploding. The aircrew apparently misinterpreted the rapid dive of the U-boat at steep angle and claimed a sinking, but the boat in fact escaped unscathed. (Sources: KTB U-565/ADM 199-1782)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.