Patrol info for U-565
| 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 |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-565
We have daily positions for all 37 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 1 Sep 1941.
2 Sep 1941 - 3 Sep 1941 - 4 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941 - 8 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941 - 11 Sep 1941 - 12 Sep 1941 - 13 Sep 1941 - 14 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941 - 16 Sep 1941 - 17 Sep 1941 - 18 Sep 1941 - 19 Sep 1941 - 20 Sep 1941 - 21 Sep 1941 - 22 Sep 1941 - 23 Sep 1941 - 24 Sep 1941 - 25 Sep 1941 - 26 Sep 1941 - 27 Sep 1941 - 28 Sep 1941 - 29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 7 Oct 1941.
Ships hit by U-565 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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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.