Patrol info for U-663
Date lookup for 5 May 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 May 1943 | Brest | 8 May 1943 | Lost | 4 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Heinrich Schmid |
Patrol description
Left for a patrol in the North Atlantic, but the outbound U-663 was heavily damaged when bombed in the Bay of Biscay and subsequently foundered while trying to return to port.
Left for a patrol in the North Atlantic, but the outbound U-663 was heavily damaged when bombed in the Bay of Biscay and subsequently foundered while trying to return to port.
U-663's position on 5 May 1943
Ships hit by U-663 on this date
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.