Patrol info for U-56
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Oct 1939 | Kiel | 13 Nov 1939 | Kiel | 22 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Wilhelm Zahn |
1WO Oblt. Herwig Collmann |
ObStrm / WO Kurt Pressel |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-56
We have 20 daily positions for the 22 days U-56 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 23 Oct 1939.
24 Oct 1939 - 25 Oct 1939 - 26 Oct 1939 - 27 Oct 1939 - 28 Oct 1939 - 29 Oct 1939 - 30 Oct 1939 - 31 Oct 1939 - 1 Nov 1939 - 2 Nov 1939 - 3 Nov 1939 - 4 Nov 1939 - 5 Nov 1939 - 6 Nov 1939 - 7 Nov 1939 - 8 Nov 1939 - 9 Nov 1939 - 10 Nov 1939 - 11 Nov 1939 - 12 Nov 1939 -
Arrival at Kiel on 13 Nov 1939.
Ships hit by U-56 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1939
30 Oct 1939. Out of four U-boats vectored west of the Orkneys, U-56 located the British battleships HMS Nelson, Rodney and Hood operating with a screen of ten destroyers. Torpedo failure scotched chances of success from a favourable attack position.
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Attacks on U-56 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-56 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.