| Operations information for U-572 |
02.09.1941 - 02.10.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-572 left Trondheim under the command of Heinz Hirsacker on 2nd Sep 1941 and arrived at return on 2nd Oct 1941 after over four weeks.
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30.10.1941 - 29.11.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 30th Oct 1941, U-572 left Lorient under the command of Heinz Hirsacker and after over four weeks arrived at return on 29th Nov 1941.
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07.01.1942 - 10.02.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-572 departed under Heinz Hirsacker from Brest on 7th Jan 1942 and arrived at return on 10th Feb 1942 after nearly five weeks.
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14.03.1942 - 14.05.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-572 left Brest under the command of Heinz Hirsacker on 14th Mar 1942 and after more than eight weeks arrived at return on 14th May 1942.
Heinz Hirsacker hit three ships on this patrol.-
On 4th Apr 1942 he damaged the British 6,207 ton Ensis.
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On 16th Apr 1942 he sank the Panamanian 2,368 ton Desert Light.
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On 20th Apr 1942 he sank the British 7,164 ton Empire Dryden.
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30.06.1942 - 03.09.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 30th Jun 1942, U-572 left La Pallice under the command of Heinz Hirsacker and arrived at return on 3rd Sep 1942 after over nine weeks.
Heinz Hirsacker hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 7th Aug 1942 he sank the Dutch 5,281 ton Delfshaven.
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12.10.1942 - 22.11.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-572 departed under Heinz Hirsacker from La Pallice on 12th Oct 1942 and after nearly six weeks arrived at return on 22nd Nov 1942.
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23.12.1942 - 11.02.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-572 left La Pallice under the command of Heinz Kummetat on 23rd Dec 1942 and arrived at return on 11th Feb 1943 after just over seven weeks.
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10.03.1943 - 18.04.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Mar 1943, U-572 left La Pallice under the command of Heinz Kummetat and after five and a half weeks arrived at return on 18th Apr 1943.
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02.06.1943 - 03.08.1943
Ninth Sailing
U-572 departed under Heinz Kummetat from La Pallice on 2nd Jun 1943 and arrived at return on 3rd Aug 1943 after nearly nine weeks.
Heinz Kummetat hit three ships on this patrol, one was from convoy UGS-10.-
On 22nd Jun 1943 he sank the French 4,220 ton Lot, sailing with convoy UGS-10.
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On 14th Jul 1943 he sank the British 114 ton Harvard.
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On 15th Jul 1943 he sank the British 176 ton Gilbert B Walters.
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