| Operations information for U-657 |
18.03.1942 - 19.03.1942
First Sailing
U-657 left Hamburg under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 18th Mar 1942 and arrived back at Hamburg one day later on 19th Mar 1942.
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21.03.1942 - 22.03.1942
Second Sailing
On the 21st Mar 1942, U-657 left Hamburg under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and after one day arrived at Helgoland on 22nd Mar 1942.
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26.03.1942 - 11.04.1942
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Helgoland on 26th Mar 1942 and arrived at Trondheim on 11th Apr 1942 after over two weeks.
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17.06.1942 - 09.07.1942
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-657 left Trondheim under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 17th Jun 1942 and after just over three weeks arrived at Skjomenfjord on 9th Jul 1942.
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23.07.1942 - 16.08.1942
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Jul 1942, U-657 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and arrived back at Skjomenfjord three and a half weeks later on 16th Aug 1942.
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17.08.1942 - 20.08.1942
Sixth Sailing
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Skjomenfjord on 17th Aug 1942 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 20th Aug 1942.
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22.08.1942 - 27.08.1942
Seventh Sailing
U-657 left Bergen under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 22nd Aug 1942 and arrived at Hamburg on 27th Aug 1942 after five days.
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04.11.1942 - 04.11.1942
Eighth Sailing
On the 4th Nov 1942, U-657 left Hamburg under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and arrived at Kiel on the same day.
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12.11.1942 - 13.11.1942
Ninth Sailing
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Kiel on 12th Nov 1942 and arrived at Kristiansand on 13th Nov 1942 after one day.
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14.11.1942 - 15.11.1942
Tenth Sailing
U-657 left Kristiansand under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 14th Nov 1942 and after one day arrived at Bergen on 15th Nov 1942.
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18.11.1942 - 21.11.1942
Eleventh Sailing
On the 18th Nov 1942, U-657 left Bergen under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and arrived at Narvik on 21st Nov 1942 after three days.
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22.11.1942 - 25.12.1942
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Narvik on 22nd Nov 1942 and returned more than four weeks later to Narvik on 25th Dec 1942.
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20.01.1943 - 21.01.1943
Thirteenth Sailing
U-657 left Narvik under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 20th Jan 1943 and arrived at Tromsö on 21st Jan 1943 after one day.
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23.01.1943 - 14.02.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Jan 1943, U-657 left Tromsö under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and after just over three weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 14th Feb 1943.
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15.02.1943 - 15.03.1943
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Hammerfest on 15th Feb 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 15th Mar 1943 after four weeks.
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16.03.1943 - 19.03.1943
Sixteenth Sailing
U-657 left Narvik under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz on 16th Mar 1943 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 19th Mar 1943.
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24.04.1943 - 28.04.1943
Seventeenth Sailing
On the 24th Apr 1943, U-657 left Bergen under the command of Heinrich Göllnitz and arrived at Trondheim on 28th Apr 1943 after four days.
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04.05.1943 - 17.05.1943
Eighteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-657 departed under Heinrich Göllnitz from Trondheim on 4th May 1943. On the 17th May 1943, U-657 was sunk.
At 0700 HRS on 14th May 1943 in square AK 22, U-657 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VP-84 Squadron.
At 1137 HRS on 14th May 1943 in square AK 22, U-657 came under attack from an aircraft of USN VP-84 Squadron.
Heinrich Göllnitz hit one ship on this patrol from convoy ONS-7.-
On 17th May 1943 he sank the British 5,196 ton Aymeric, sailing with convoy ONS-7.
You can find more about convoy ONS-7 at the warsailors.com page on convoy ONS-7.
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