U-Boat Operations

Operations information for U-214
18.05.1942 - 19.05.1942 First Sailing U-214 left Kiel under the command of Günther Reeder on 18th May 1942 and arrived at Kristiansand on 19th May 1942 after one day.
21.05.1942 - 02.06.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol On the 21st May 1942, U-214 left Kristiansand under the command of Günther Reeder and after more than one week arrived at Lorient on 2nd Jun 1942.
02.06.1942 - 04.06.1942 Third Sailing U-214 departed under Günther Reeder from Lorient on 2nd Jun 1942 and arrived back at Lorient on 4th Jun 1942 after two days.
04.06.1942 - 04.06.1942 Fourth Sailing U-214 left Lorient under the command of Günther Reeder on 4th Jun 1942 and arrived at Brest on the same day.
13.06.1942 - 13.06.1942 Fifth Sailing On the 13th Jun 1942, U-214 left Brest under the command of Günther Reeder and arrived at Lorient on the same day.
14.06.1942 - 17.06.1942 Sixth Sailing U-214 departed under Günther Reeder from Lorient on 14th Jun 1942 and returned to Lorient on 17th Jun 1942 after three days.
17.06.1942 - 18.06.1942 Seventh Sailing - active patrol U-214 left Lorient under the command of Günther Reeder on 17th Jun 1942 and arrived at Brest on 18th Jun 1942 after one day.
09.08.1942 - 09.10.1942 Eighth Sailing - active patrol On the 9th Aug 1942, U-214 left Brest under the command of Günther Reeder and returned more than eight weeks later to Brest on 9th Oct 1942. Günther Reeder hit three ships on this patrol and all of them were in convoy, all of them from convoy SL-118. On 18th Aug 1942 he sank the Dutch 6,318 ton Balingkar, sailing with convoy SL-118. On 18th Aug 1942 he sank the British 7,522 ton Hatarana, a member of convoy SL-118. On 18th Aug 1942 he damaged the British 10,552 ton HMS Cheshire, part of convoy SL-118.
30.11.1942 - 24.02.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol U-214 departed under Günther Reeder from Brest on 30th Nov 1942 and arrived back at Brest over twelve weeks later on 24th Feb 1943. On 4th Jan 1943 in square EC 93, U-214 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-214 was not damaged by the attack. On 6th Jan 1943 in square EC 69, U-214 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-214 was not damaged by the attack. Günther Reeder hit one ship on this patrol. On 30th Dec 1942 he sank the 4,426 ton Paderewski.
04.05.1943 - 10.05.1943 Tenth Sailing - active patrol U-214 left Brest under the command of Günther Reeder on 4th May 1943 and returned to Brest on 10th May 1943 after six days on patrol. At 1014 HRS on 7th May 1943 in square BF 44, U-214 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 58 Squadron. U-214 was heavily damaged in the attack. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft. OL Günther Reeder was wounded by aircraft fire during the attack, the IWO Lt. Rupprecht Fischler took command of the boat and returned to Brest.
18.05.1943 - 26.06.1943 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol On the 18th May 1943, U-214 left Brest under the command of Rupprecht Stock and arrived back at Brest on 26th Jun 1943 after five and a half weeks on patrol. U-214 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship. The 6,507 ton American Santa Maria was damaged by a mine on 20th Jun 1943.
22.08.1943 - 30.11.1943 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol U-214 departed under Rupprecht Stock from Brest on 22nd Aug 1943 and returned over fourteen weeks later to Brest on 30th Nov 1943. U-214 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship. The 1,525 ton American USS Dorado was sunk by a mine on 15th Oct 1943.
12.02.1944 - 15.02.1944 Thirteenth Sailing U-214 left Brest under the command of Rupprecht Stock on 12th Feb 1944 and arrived back at Brest three days later on 15th Feb 1944.
19.02.1944 - 29.04.1944 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol On the 19th Feb 1944, U-214 left Brest under the command of Rupprecht Stock and returned to Brest on 29th Apr 1944 after ten weeks on patrol.
11.06.1944 - 14.06.1944 Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol U-214 departed under Rupprecht Stock from Brest on 11th Jun 1944 and arrived back at Brest on 14th Jun 1944 after three days on patrol.
16.06.1944 - 02.07.1944 Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol U-214 left Brest under the command of Rupprecht Stock on 16th Jun 1944 and returned over two weeks later to Brest on 2nd Jul 1944.
22.07.1944 - 26.07.1944 Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol On the 22nd Jul 1944, U-214 left Brest under the command of Gerhard Conrad. U-214 was lost on 26th Jul 1944.

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