Patrol info for U-757
Date lookup for 16 Mar 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Feb 1943 | St. Nazaire | 18 Mar 1943 | St. Nazaire | 25 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Friedrich Deetz |
1WO Ltn. Paul-Heinrich Sass |
U-757's position on 16 Mar 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-757 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Neuland (4 Mar 1943 - 12 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-757 on this date
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Attacks on U-757 during this patrol
16 Mar 1943
While U-757 was returning to base with injured crew in company with U-359 they were attacked by an unidentified Liberator bomber west of the Bay of Biscay. Despite U-757 being seriously damaged from the battle around convoy HX-228, the boats drove the attacker off. U-757 did not sail again for months. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 255)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.