| Operations information for U-575 |
08.09.1941 - 09.10.1941
First Sailing - active patrol
U-575 left Trondheim under the command of Günther Heydemann on 8th Sep 1941 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 9th Oct 1941 after four and a half weeks.
Günther Heydemann hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 2nd Oct 1941 he sank the Dutch 4,652 ton Tuva.
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09.11.1941 - 17.12.1941
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Nov 1941, U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Günther Heydemann and returned to St. Nazaire on 17th Dec 1941 after five and a half weeks on patrol.
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14.01.1942 - 26.02.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-575 departed under Günther Heydemann from St. Nazaire on 14th Jan 1942 and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 26th Feb 1942 after just over six weeks on patrol.
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24.03.1942 - 14.05.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Günther Heydemann on 24th Mar 1942 and returned over seven weeks later to St. Nazaire on 14th May 1942.
Günther Heydemann hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 16th Apr 1942 he sank the American 6,887 ton Robin Hood.
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10.06.1942 - 07.08.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Jun 1942, U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Günther Heydemann and arrived back at St. Nazaire over eight weeks later on 7th Aug 1942.
Günther Heydemann hit five ships on this patrol.-
On 4th Jul 1942 he sank the American 2,689 ton Norlandia.
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On 9th Jul 1942 he sank the British 5,345 ton Empire Explorer.
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On 18th Jul 1942 he sank the British 110 ton Comrade.
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On 18th Jul 1942 he sank the British 130 ton Glacier.
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On 18th Jul 1942 he damaged the British 12,910 ton San Gaspar.
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16.09.1942 - 08.11.1942
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-575 departed under Günther Heydemann from St. Nazaire on 16th Sep 1942 and after seven and a half weeks arrived at Lorient on 8th Nov 1942.
Günther Heydemann hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 29th Oct 1942 he sank the British 11,330 ton Abosso.
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17.12.1942 - 18.02.1943
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-575 left Lorient under the command of Günther Heydemann on 17th Dec 1942 and arrived at St. Nazaire on 18th Feb 1943 after nine weeks.
Günther Heydemann hit one ship on this patrol from convoy UGS-4.-
On 25th Jan 1943 he sank the American 4,963 ton City of Flint, sailing with convoy UGS-4.
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22.04.1943 - 11.06.1943
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Apr 1943, U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Günther Heydemann and returned just over seven weeks later to St. Nazaire on 11th Jun 1943.
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20.09.1943 - 22.09.1943
Ninth Sailing
U-575 departed under Wolfgang Boehmer from St. Nazaire on 20th Sep 1943 and arrived back at St. Nazaire two days later on 22nd Sep 1943.
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25.09.1943 - 27.09.1943
Tenth Sailing
U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Wolfgang Boehmer on 25th Sep 1943 and returned to St. Nazaire on 27th Sep 1943 after two days.
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28.09.1943 - 30.09.1943
Eleventh Sailing
On the 28th Sep 1943, U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Wolfgang Boehmer and arrived back at St. Nazaire on 30th Sep 1943 after two days.
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06.10.1943 - 28.11.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-575 departed under Wolfgang Boehmer from St. Nazaire on 6th Oct 1943 and returned seven and a half weeks later to St. Nazaire on 28th Nov 1943.
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29.02.1944 - 13.03.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-575 left St. Nazaire under the command of Wolfgang Boehmer on 29th Feb 1944. The boat was sunk on 13th Mar 1944.
Wolfgang Boehmer hit one ship on this patrol from convoy SL-150.-
On 10th Mar 1944 he sank the British 1,015 ton HMS Asphodel, a member of convoy SL-150.
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