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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-622Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 04 155
Construction YardBlohm und Voß, Hamburg
Yard Number598
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid1st Jul 1941
Launched19th Mar 1942
Commissioned14th May 1942
BaubelehrungKriegsschiffbaulehrabteilung für Unterseeboote Nordsee, Bremen /
8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
05.42 - 09.428.U-Flottille, Danzig
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
10.42 - 05.4311.U-Flottille, Bergen
Frontboot (operational)
06.43 - 07.4313.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
05.42 - 07.43OL Horst-Thilo Queck
see also: U-92 U-2522 

Operations information for U-622
06.10.1942 - 09.10.1942
First Sailing
U-622 left Kiel under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck on 6th Oct 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 9th Oct 1942 after three days.
12.10.1942 - 12.11.1942
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 12th Oct 1942, U-622 left Bergen under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck and after four and a half weeks arrived at Skjomenfjord on 12th Nov 1942.
14.11.1942 - 17.11.1942
Third Sailing
U-622 departed under Horst-Thilo Queck from Skjomenfjord on 14th Nov 1942 and arrived at Bergen on 17th Nov 1942 after three days.
28.12.1942 - 29.01.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-622 left Bergen under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck on 28th Dec 1942 and after four and a half weeks arrived at Skjomenfjord on 29th Jan 1943.
09.02.1943 - 15.03.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Feb 1943, U-622 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck and arrived at Narvik on 15th Mar 1943 after nearly five weeks.
On 8th Mar 1943 in square AB 77, U-622 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-622 was not damaged by the attack.
16.03.1943 - 18.03.1943
Sixth Sailing
U-622 departed under Horst-Thilo Queck from Narvik on 16th Mar 1943 and after two days arrived at Trondheim on 18th Mar 1943.
17.05.1943 - 21.05.1943
Seventh Sailing
U-622 left Trondheim under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck on 17th May 1943 and arrived at Hammerfest on 21st May 1943 after four days.
29.05.1943 - 05.06.1943
Eighth Sailing
On the 29th May 1943, U-622 left Hammerfest under the command of Horst-Thilo Queck and returned one week later to Hammerfest on 5th Jun 1943.
14.06.1943 - 10.07.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-622 departed under Horst-Thilo Queck from Hammerfest on 14th Jun 1943 and arrived at Trondheim on 10th Jul 1943 after more than three weeks.

Notes for U-622


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