| Operations information for U-378 |
11.03.1942 - 12.03.1942
First Sailing - active patrol
U-378 left Kiel under the command of Alfred Hoschatt on 11th Mar 1942 and arrived at Helgoland on 12th Mar 1942 after one day.
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15.03.1942 - 01.04.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Mar 1942, U-378 left Helgoland under the command of Alfred Hoschatt and after two and a half weeks arrived at Kirkenes on 1st Apr 1942.
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07.04.1942 - 20.04.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-378 departed under Alfred Hoschatt from Kirkenes on 7th Apr 1942 and arrived back at Kirkenes on 20th Apr 1942 after nearly two weeks on patrol.
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29.04.1942 - 06.05.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-378 left Kirkenes under the command of Alfred Hoschatt on 29th Apr 1942 and returned one week later to Kirkenes on 6th May 1942.
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08.05.1942 - 12.05.1942
Fifth Sailing
On the 8th May 1942, U-378 left Kirkenes under the command of Alfred Hoschatt and arrived at Trondheim on 12th May 1942 after four days.
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12.09.1942 - 26.09.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-378 departed under Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche from Trondheim on 12th Sep 1942 and after two weeks arrived at Skjomenford on 26th Sep 1942.
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17.10.1942 - 19.10.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-378 left Skjomenford under the command of Erich Mäder on 17th Oct 1942 and arrived at Trondheim on 19th Oct 1942 after two days.
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07.11.1942 - 09.11.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Nov 1942, U-378 left Trondheim under the command of Erich Mäder and after two days arrived at Skjomenford on 9th Nov 1942.
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11.11.1942 - 12.12.1942
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-378 departed under Erich Mäder from Skjomenford on 11th Nov 1942 and arrived at Narvik on 12th Dec 1942 after four and a half weeks.
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15.12.1942 - 17.12.1942
Tenth Sailing
U-378 left Narvik under the command of Erich Mäder on 15th Dec 1942 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 17th Dec 1942.
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07.03.1943 - 12.03.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Mar 1943, U-378 left Trondheim under the command of Erich Mäder and arrived at Hammerfest on 12th Mar 1943 after five days.
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15.03.1943 - 01.04.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-378 departed under Erich Mäder from Hammerfest on 15th Mar 1943 and after two and a half weeks arrived at Trondheim on 1st Apr 1943.
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12.04.1943 - 04.06.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-378 left Trondheim under the command of Erich Mäder on 12th Apr 1943 and arrived at La Pallice on 4th Jun 1943 after seven and a half weeks.
On 16th Apr 1943 U-378 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 1477 Squadron. U-378 was only slightly damaged in the attack.
On 31st May 1943 in square BF 44, U-378 came under attack from an aircraft of RAF 206 Squadron. The boat defended itself with flak without destroying the aircraft.
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06.09.1943 - 20.10.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 6th Sep 1943, U-378 left La Pallice under the command of Erich Mäder. The boat was lost on 20th Oct 1943.
Erich Mäder hit one ship on this patrol from convoy SC-143.-
On 8th Oct 1943 he sank the 1,920 ton Orkan, sailing with convoy SC-143.
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