Patrol info for U-409
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Feb 1943 | Brest | 12 Apr 1943 | Brest | 58 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann |
1WO Oblt. Harald Muhs |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-409
We have daily positions for all 58 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 14 Feb 1943.
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Arrival at Brest on 12 Apr 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-409 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Sturmbock (21 Feb 1943 - 26 Feb 1943)
Wildfang (26 Feb 1943 - 5 Mar 1943)
Westmark (6 Mar 1943 - 11 Mar 1943)
Ships hit by U-409 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann |  | Malantic | 3,837 |  | am | SC-121 | A |
| 9 Mar 1943 | U-409 | Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann | | Rosewood | 5,989 |  | br | SC-121 | B |
| 9,826 | |||||||||
2 ships sunk (9,826 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1943
24 Feb 1943. U-409 encountered a lifeboat with 15 survivors from Eulima, sunk by U-186 (Hesemann) the day before, and took the second and third officers aboard as prisoners.
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Attacks on U-409 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-409 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.