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Patrol info for U-624


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
10 Oct 1942Kiel4 Dec 1942St. Nazaire56 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-624


We have 44 daily positions for the 56 days U-624 was at sea.

Departure from Kiel on 10 Oct 1942.
11 Oct 1942 - 12 Oct 1942 - 13 Oct 1942 - 14 Oct 1942 - 15 Oct 1942 - 16 Oct 1942 - 17 Oct 1942 - 18 Oct 1942 - 19 Oct 1942 - 20 Oct 1942 - 21 Oct 1942 - 22 Oct 1942 - 23 Oct 1942 - 24 Oct 1942 - 25 Oct 1942 - 26 Oct 1942 - 27 Oct 1942 - 28 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942 - 30 Oct 1942 - 31 Oct 1942 - 1 Nov 1942 - 2 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1942 - 4 Nov 1942 - 5 Nov 1942 - 6 Nov 1942 - 7 Nov 1942 - 8 Nov 1942 - 9 Nov 1942 - 10 Nov 1942 - 11 Nov 1942 - 12 Nov 1942 - 13 Nov 1942 - 14 Nov 1942 - 15 Nov 1942 - 16 Nov 1942 - 17 Nov 1942 - 18 Nov 1942 - 19 Nov 1942 - 20 Nov 1942 - 21 Nov 1942 - 22 Nov 1942 - 23 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942 - 25 Nov 1942 - 26 Nov 1942 - 27 Nov 1942 - 28 Nov 1942 - 29 Nov 1942 - 30 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 - 2 Dec 1942 - 3 Dec 1942 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 4 Dec 1942.

Wolfpack operations during this patrol

U-624 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
   Puma (23 Oct 1942 - 29 Oct 1942)
   Natter (30 Oct 1942 - 8 Nov 1942)
   Kreuzotter (8 Nov 1942 - 24 Nov 1942)

Ships hit by U-624 during this patrol

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. ConvoyMap
29 Oct 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2190 [Trans.]291brHX-212A
29 Oct 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2192 [Trans.]291brHX-212B
29 Oct 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen HMS LCT-2284 [Trans.]291brHX-212C
29 Oct 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Kosmos II16,966nwHX-212D
29 Oct 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Pan-New York7,701amHX-212E
18 Nov 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen President Sergent5,344brONS-144F
18 Nov 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Parismina4,732amONS-144G
18 Nov 1942U-624Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen Yaka (d.)5,432amONS-144H
 41,048

7 ships sunk (35,616 tons) and 1 ship damaged (5,432 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-624 during this patrol

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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