| Operations information for U-571 |
18.08.1941 - 27.08.1941
First Sailing
U-571 left Trondheim under the command of Helmut Möhlmann on 18th Aug 1941 and arrived at return on 27th Aug 1941 after just over one week.
Helmut Möhlmann hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 26th Aug 1941 he fatally damaged the Soviet 3,870 ton Marija Uljanova.
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28.08.1941 - 05.09.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 28th Aug 1941, U-571 left Kirkenes under the command of Helmut Möhlmann and after just over one week arrived at return on 5th Sep 1941.
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18.10.1941 - 19.10.1941
Third Sailing
U-571 departed under Helmut Möhlmann from Kiel on 18th Oct 1941 and arrived at return on 19th Oct 1941 after one day.
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22.10.1941 - 26.11.1941
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-571 left Arendal under the command of Helmut Möhlmann on 22nd Oct 1941 and after five weeks arrived at return on 26th Nov 1941.
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21.12.1941 - 27.01.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 21st Dec 1941, U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Möhlmann and arrived at return on 27th Jan 1942 after over five weeks.
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10.03.1942 - 07.05.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-571 departed under Helmut Möhlmann from La Pallice on 10th Mar 1942 and after over eight weeks arrived at return on 7th May 1942.
Helmut Möhlmann hit three ships on this patrol.-
On 29th Mar 1942 he sank the British 10,923 ton Hertford.
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On 6th Apr 1942 he sank the Norwegian 10,044 ton Koll.
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On 14th Apr 1942 he sank the American 3,352 ton Margaret.
You can read more about the Norwegian ship listed for this patrol at www.warsailors.com.
Click the link for more information on Koll.
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11.06.1942 - 07.08.1942
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Möhlmann on 11th Jun 1942 and arrived at return on 7th Aug 1942 after just over eight weeks.
Helmut Möhlmann hit four ships on this patrol.-
On 7th Jul 1942 he sank the British 8,141 ton Umtata.
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On 8th Jul 1942 he fatally damaged the American 9,788 ton JA Moffett, Jr.
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On 9th Jul 1942 he sank the 1,051 ton Nicholas Cuneo.
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On 15th Jul 1942 he damaged the American 11,394 ton Pennsylvania Sun.
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03.10.1942 - 14.11.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Oct 1942, U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Möhlmann and after six weeks arrived at return on 14th Nov 1942.
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22.12.1942 - 19.02.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-571 departed under Helmut Möhlmann from La Pallice on 22nd Dec 1942 and arrived at return on 19th Feb 1943 after eight and a half weeks.
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22.03.1943 - 23.03.1943
Tenth Sailing
U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Möhlmann on 22nd Mar 1943 and after one day arrived at return on 23rd Mar 1943.
At 2155 HRS on 22nd Mar 1943 U-571 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-571 was moderately damaged by the attack.
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25.03.1943 - 01.05.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 25th Mar 1943, U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Möhlmann and arrived at return on 1st May 1943 after over five weeks.
On 14th Apr 1943 U-571 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-571 was not damaged by the attack.
On 29th Apr 1943 in square BF 47, U-571 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 224 Squadron. U-571 was moderately damaged by the attack.
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08.06.1943 - 01.09.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-571 departed under Gustav Lüssow from La Pallice on 8th Jun 1943 and after just over twelve weeks arrived at return on 1st Sep 1943.
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26.12.1943 - 28.12.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Gustav Lüssow on 26th Dec 1943 and arrived at return on 28th Dec 1943 after two days.
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08.01.1944 - 28.01.1944
Fourteenth Sailing
On the 8th Jan 1944, U-571 left La Pallice under the command of Gustav Lüssow and after nearly three weeks arrived at return on 28th Jan 1944.
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