Patrol info for U-569
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 23 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 14 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Oblt. Hans-Peter Hinsch |
1WO Oblt. Werner Winkler |
WO Hans-Ulrich Scheltz |
WO Ltn. Herbert Zoller |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-569
We have daily positions for all 14 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 10 Dec 1941.
11 Dec 1941 - 12 Dec 1941 - 13 Dec 1941 - 14 Dec 1941 - 15 Dec 1941 - 16 Dec 1941 - 17 Dec 1941 - 18 Dec 1941 - 19 Dec 1941 - 20 Dec 1941 - 21 Dec 1941 - 22 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 23 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-569 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-569 during this patrol
16 Dec 1941
The boat was damaged so badly in an attack by a Swordfish aircraft in mid Atlantic that she had to return to France for repairs instead of continuing to the Mediterranean. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 402)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.