| Operations information for U-212 |
12.09.1942 - 26.09.1942 First Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Vogler on 12th Sep 1942 and arrived at Narvik on 26th Sep 1942 after two weeks.
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10.10.1942 - 05.11.1942 Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Oct 1942, U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler and returned to Narvik on 5th Nov 1942 after more than three weeks on patrol.
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19.11.1942 - 25.12.1942 Third Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Narvik on 19th Nov 1942 and arrived back at Narvik on 25th Dec 1942 after just over five weeks on patrol.
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28.12.1942 - 31.12.1942 Fourth Sailing
U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler on 28th Dec 1942 and after three days arrived at Bergen on 31st Dec 1942.
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28.02.1943 - 01.03.1943 Fifth Sailing
On the 28th Feb 1943, U-212 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Vogler and arrived back at Bergen one day later on 1st Mar 1943.
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08.03.1943 - 07.04.1943 Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Bergen on 8th Mar 1943 and after over four weeks arrived at Narvik on 7th Apr 1943.
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20.04.1943 - 16.05.1943 Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Narvik under the command of Helmut Vogler on 20th Apr 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 16th May 1943 after more than three weeks.
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03.06.1943 - 12.07.1943 Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 3rd Jun 1943, U-212 left Hammerfest under the command of Helmut Vogler and after five and a half weeks arrived at Narvik on 12th Jul 1943.
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26.07.1943 - 10.08.1943 Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from Narvik on 26th Jul 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 10th Aug 1943 after just over two weeks.
U-212 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship. The 32grt ton Soviet Majakovskij was sunk by a mine on 5th Aug 1943.The Majakovskij was a motorboat that was sunk by the mine field laid by U-212 on the night of 31st July 1943 in the Pechora Sea off of Kolguev Island. Thanks to Ron Young for help with the correct name of this vessel.
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11.10.1943 - 02.12.1943 Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Vogler on 11th Oct 1943 and after seven and a half weeks arrived at La Pallice on 2nd Dec 1943.
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10.01.1944 - 12.03.1944 Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 10th Jan 1944, U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler and arrived back at La Pallice on 12th Mar 1944 after nearly nine weeks on patrol.
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08.04.1944 - 10.04.1944 Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from La Pallice on 8th Apr 1944 and returned two days later to La Pallice on 10th Apr 1944.
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06.06.1944 - 09.06.1944 Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler on 6th Jun 1944 and arrived back at La Pallice three days later on 9th Jun 1944.
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12.06.1944 - 16.06.1944 Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Jun 1944, U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler and returned to La Pallice on 16th Jun 1944 after four days on patrol.
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22.06.1944 - 24.06.1944 Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 departed under Helmut Vogler from La Pallice on 22nd Jun 1944 and arrived back at La Pallice on 24th Jun 1944 after two days on patrol.
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28.06.1944 - 01.07.1944 Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-212 left La Pallice under the command of Helmut Vogler on 28th Jun 1944 and after three days arrived at Brest on 1st Jul 1944.
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05.07.1944 - 21.07.1944 Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 5th Jul 1944, U-212 left Brest under the command of Helmut Vogler. On the 21st Jul 1944, U-212 was sunk.
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