| Operations information for U-711 |
20.03.1943 - 23.03.1943
First Sailing
U-711 left Kiel under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 20th Mar 1943 and arrived at Bergen on 23rd Mar 1943 after three days.
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25.03.1943 - 30.04.1943
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 25th Mar 1943, U-711 left Bergen under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and after just over five weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 30th Apr 1943.
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12.05.1943 - 14.05.1943
Third Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Hammerfest on 12th May 1943 and arrived back at Hammerfest on 14th May 1943 after two days.
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25.05.1943 - 18.06.1943
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 25th May 1943 and after three and a half weeks arrived at Narvik on 18th Jun 1943.
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22.07.1943 - 30.09.1943
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Jul 1943, U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and arrived back at Narvik ten weeks later on 30th Sep 1943.
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02.10.1943 - 05.10.1943
Sixth Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Narvik on 2nd Oct 1943 and after three days arrived at Trondheim on 5th Oct 1943.
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15.12.1943 - 17.12.1943
Seventh Sailing
U-711 left Trondheim under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 15th Dec 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 17th Dec 1943 after two days.
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18.12.1943 - 19.12.1943
Eighth Sailing
On the 18th Dec 1943, U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and returned one day later to Narvik on 19th Dec 1943.
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20.12.1943 - 23.12.1943
Ninth Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Narvik on 20th Dec 1943 and arrived at Trondheim on 23rd Dec 1943 after three days.
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19.03.1944 - 21.03.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-711 left Trondheim under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 19th Mar 1944 and after two days arrived at Narvik on 21st Mar 1944.
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22.03.1944 - 06.04.1944
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 22nd Mar 1944, U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and arrived at Hammerfest on 6th Apr 1944 after just over two weeks.
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11.04.1944 - 15.04.1944
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Hammerfest on 11th Apr 1944 and after four days arrived at Narvik on 15th Apr 1944.
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24.04.1944 - 05.05.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 24th Apr 1944 and arrived back at Narvik one and a half weeks later on 5th May 1944.
Hans-Günther Lange hit one ship on this patrol from convoy RA-59.-
On 30th Apr 1944 he sank the American 7,176 ton William S Thayer, sailing with convoy RA-59.
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30.05.1944 - 08.07.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 30th May 1944, U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and after five and a half weeks arrived at Bogenbucht on 8th Jul 1944.
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29.07.1944 - 30.07.1944
Fifteenth Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Bogenbucht on 29th Jul 1944 and arrived at Hammerfest on 30th Jul 1944 after one day.
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02.08.1944 - 19.08.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 2nd Aug 1944 and returned two and a half weeks later to Hammerfest on 19th Aug 1944.
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22.08.1944 - 26.08.1944
Seventeenth Sailing
On the 22nd Aug 1944, U-711 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and arrived back at Hammerfest four days later on 26th Aug 1944.
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27.08.1944 - 28.08.1944
Eighteenth Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Hammerfest on 27th Aug 1944 and after one day arrived at Bogenbucht on 28th Aug 1944.
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03.09.1944 - 05.09.1944
Nineteenth Sailing
U-711 left Bogenbucht under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 3rd Sep 1944 and arrived at Hammerfest on 5th Sep 1944 after two days.
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07.09.1944 - 04.10.1944
Twentieth Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Sep 1944, U-711 left Hammerfest under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and after nearly four weeks arrived at Narvik on 4th Oct 1944.
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06.10.1944 - 08.10.1944
Twentyfirst Sailing
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Narvik on 6th Oct 1944 and arrived at Trondheim on 8th Oct 1944 after two days.
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23.01.1945 - 26.01.1945
Twentysecond Sailing
U-711 left Trondheim under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 23rd Jan 1945 and after three days arrived at Narvik on 26th Jan 1945.
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09.02.1945 - 24.02.1945
Twentythird Sailing - active patrol
On the 9th Feb 1945, U-711 left Narvik under the command of Hans-Günther Lange and arrived at Harstad on 24th Feb 1945 after just over two weeks.
Hans-Günther Lange hit two ships on this patrol and both of them were in convoy: One was from convoy BK-3 and one was from convoy RA-64.
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On 14th Feb 1945 he fatally damaged the American 7,200 ton Horace Gray, a member of convoy BK-3.
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On 17th Feb 1945 he sank the British 925 ton HMS Bluebell, part of convoy RA-64.
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14.03.1945 - 31.03.1945
Twentyfourth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 departed under Hans-Günther Lange from Harstad on 14th Mar 1945 and returned two and a half weeks later to Harstad on 31st Mar 1945.
Hans-Günther Lange hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 22nd Mar 1945 he damaged the Soviet 20 ton BPS-5.
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15.04.1945 - 02.05.1945
Twentyfifth Sailing - active patrol
U-711 left Harstad under the command of Hans-Günther Lange on 15th Apr 1945 and arrived back at Harstad two and a half weeks later on 2nd May 1945.
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