Patrol info for U-71
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 21 Jan 1942 | St. Nazaire | 35 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Walter Flachsenberg |
1WO Oblt. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann |
1WO Oblt. Adolf-Wilhelm Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord |
Cdr training Kptlt. Wilhelm Schulze |
WO Karl-Hermann Bortfeldt |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-71
We have daily positions for all 35 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 18 Dec 1941.
19 Dec 1941 - 20 Dec 1941 - 21 Dec 1941 - 22 Dec 1941 - 23 Dec 1941 - 24 Dec 1941 - 25 Dec 1941 - 26 Dec 1941 - 27 Dec 1941 - 28 Dec 1941 - 29 Dec 1941 - 30 Dec 1941 - 31 Dec 1941 - 1 Jan 1942 - 2 Jan 1942 - 3 Jan 1942 - 4 Jan 1942 - 5 Jan 1942 - 6 Jan 1942 - 7 Jan 1942 - 8 Jan 1942 - 9 Jan 1942 - 10 Jan 1942 - 11 Jan 1942 - 12 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1942 - 14 Jan 1942 - 15 Jan 1942 - 16 Jan 1942 - 17 Jan 1942 - 18 Jan 1942 - 19 Jan 1942 - 20 Jan 1942 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 21 Jan 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-71 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Seeräuber (21 Dec 1941 - 23 Dec 1941)
Seydlitz (27 Dec 1941 - 16 Jan 1942)
Ships hit by U-71 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-71 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.