Events on this day

19 June

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This is a run-down from several databases on our site. It's meant to give a clear picture of events on this date, all year round.

U-boat Shipyard report

Ordered (2) Laid down (3) Launched (3) Commissioned (4)
1942: U-792, U-7931940: U-205
1941: U-619, U-620
1943: U-316, U-394
1944: U-1109
1941: U-575
1943: U-745U-765U-1062
These are commissioned boats. For more see our Shipyard pages.

Allied Ships hit on this date


 U-boatCommanderName of shipTonsCountryConvoy
1940 
 U-25BeduhnBrumaire (d)7,638   fr
 U-28KuhnkeAdamandios Georgandis 3,443   gr
 U-32JenischLabud 5,334   yu
 U-48RösingBaron Loudoun 3,164   brHG-34F
 U-48RösingBritish Monarch 5,661   brHG-34F
 U-48RösingTudor 6,607   nwHG-34F
 U-52SalmanThe Monarch 824   br
 U-52SalmanVille de Namur 7,463   be
1942 
 U-107GelhausCheerio 35   am
 U-159WitteAnte Matkovic 2,710   yu
 U-701DegenUSS YP-389 170   am
1944 
 U-181FreiwaldGaroet 7,118   nl
 U-20GrafenPestel´ 1,850   sj
 52,017
* Unless otherwise noted the ships listed here were sunk. (d) = damaged

See all Allied ships hit by U-boats during WWII.

Attacks on this day

No attacks found on this date.


U-boats lost

No U-boats were lost on this date, 19 June.

- For more information on U-boat losses check out our Fates section.


U-boat Men Lost or Wounded

There were no men lost from U-boats on this date, 19 June.

- For more information on Men lost from U-boats check out this page.


Personnel Information

The following men were born on this day:
Hans Ey (1916), Lothar Martin (1916), Hermann Schrenk (1918).

The following men died on this day:
Harald Jeppener-Haltenhoff (1984), Renko Tammen (1982).

See the entire U-boat commander listing showing all U-boat commanders.
We might include more officers (Allied and Axis) at a later date.


U-boat departures and arrivals on 19 June

This section shows the U-boat departures and arrivals from bases on this day of the year. Current country names shown with harbour names. Boats entering port display days at sea during that patrol.


1941

Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-48
From Gotenhafen: U-140
From Kiel, Germany: U-431, U-562, U-565, U-652
From Lorient, France: U-556 (lost 9 days later)
From St. Nazaire, France: U-96


1942


Sailed:
From Brest, France: U-754 (lost days later)

U-boats entering base:
To St. Nazaire, France: U-552 (11 days)


1943


Sailed:
From St. Nazaire, France: U-382
From Toulon, France: U-617


1944


Sailed:
From Bergen, Norway: U-771, U-804
From Brest, France: U-741
From Hatvik: U-1192
From Kiel, Germany: U-481
From Penang, Malaysia: U-1062

U-boats entering base:
To Bergen, Norway: U-1000 (16 days)
To Bordeaux, France: U-188 (171 days)
To Kristiansand U-1225 (3 days)
To St. Peter Port U-984 (8 days)


U-boats at sea on 19 June

Boats entering port on this day are not counted, but boats departing for patrol are. (+) indicates the boat was lost during this patrol.

1940

U-25, U-28, U-29, U-30, U-32, U-38, U-43, U-46, U-47, U-48, U-51, U-52, U-61, U-62, U-65, U-99, U-101, U-122 (+), UA.
19 boats at sea.

1941

U-38, U-43, U-48, U-69, U-71, U-73, U-75, U-77, U-79, U-96, U-101, U-103, U-107, U-108, U-111, U-123, U-140, U-141, U-143, U-144, U-145, U-146, U-149, U-201, U-202, U-203, U-204, U-371, U-552, U-553, U-556 (+), U-557, U-558, U-559, U-561, U-562, U-564, U-651 (+), U-751, UA.
40 boats at sea.

1942

U-67, U-68, U-69, U-71, U-81, U-83, U-84, U-87, U-88, U-89, U-94, U-96, U-97, U-103, U-106, U-107, U-124, U-126, U-128, U-129, U-132, U-134, U-135, U-153 (+), U-154, U-156, U-158 (+), U-159, U-161, U-166 (+), U-171 (+), U-172, U-173, U-202, U-203, U-205, U-213, U-215 (+), U-251, U-332, U-334, U-355, U-372, U-373, U-376, U-402, U-404, U-406, U-408, U-431, U-432, U-437, U-453, U-459, U-460, U-502 (+), U-504, U-505, U-553, U-558, U-559, U-561, U-566, U-569, U-571, U-575, U-576 (+), U-578, U-584, U-590, U-594, U-653, U-657, U-701 (+), U-753, U-754 (+).
76 boats at sea.

1943

U-18, U-19, U-24, U-66, U-67 (+), U-73, U-81, U-84 (+), U-92, U-119 (+), U-126 (+), U-134 (+), U-135 (+), U-154, U-159 (+), U-170, U-172, U-177, U-178, U-180, U-181, U-185 (+), U-190, U-193, U-194 (+), U-195, U-196, U-197 (+), U-198, U-199 (+), U-200 (+), U-211, U-212, U-214, U-221, U-228, U-232 (+), U-251, U-257, U-271, U-302, U-306, U-333, U-336, U-338, U-341, U-358, U-380, U-382, U-388 (+), U-415, U-420, U-431, U-435 (+), U-449 (+), U-450, U-455, U-460, U-462, U-487 (+), U-488, U-508, U-510, U-511, U-513 (+), U-515, U-527 (+), U-530, U-535 (+), U-536, U-558 (+), U-565, U-571, U-572 (+), U-586, U-590 (+), U-592, U-593, U-596, U-600, U-603, U-608, U-615 (+), U-617, U-618, U-622, U-634 (+), U-641, U-642, U-645, U-650, U-653, U-666, U-667, U-669, U-732, U-758, U-759 (+), U-951 (+), U-953.
100 boats at sea.

1944

U-19, U-20, U-107, U-129, U-155, U-181, U-183, U-190, U-196, U-198 (+), U-214, U-218, U-233 (+), U-242, U-243 (+), U-247, U-269 (+), U-275, U-276, U-294, U-307, U-313, U-315, U-344, U-363, U-394, U-397, U-441 (+), U-480, U-516, U-530, U-534, U-537, U-539, U-541, U-543 (+), U-546, U-547, U-548, U-586, U-621, U-668, U-671, U-673, U-677, U-678 (+), U-711, U-719 (+), U-741, U-745, U-763, U-764, U-804, U-853, U-857, U-858, U-859 (+), U-861, U-862, U-952, U-958, U-971 (+), U-975, U-982, U-988 (+), U-992, U-997, U-999, U-1001, U-1007, U-1062, U-1165, U-1191 (+), U-1222 (+).
74 boats at sea.

1945

U-530, U-977.
2 boats at sea.


General Events on 19 June

1941

U-203 encountered the US battleship USS Texas and her destroyer screen on Neutrality Patrol about 800 miles (1,287km) SSE of Iceland. The U-boat followed the ship for over 20 hours and Mützelburg identified her clearly. He even tried to get into an attack position because the ships were moving eastwards into the declared blockade area around Britain, but never came into firing range, and stopped chasing them as they turned around.


1944

U-188 arrived at Bordeaux with a cargo of tin, wolfram, opium and quinine after leaving Penang, Sumatra on the 9th January. U-boat HQ had assumed U-188 was sunk because the boat's radio had failed and it had been unable to send messages since early May.

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