| Operations information for U-853 |
11.04.1944 - 14.04.1944
First Sailing
U-853 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Sommer on 11th Apr 1944 and arrived back at Kiel three days later on 14th Apr 1944.
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20.04.1944 - 22.04.1944
Second Sailing
On the 20th Apr 1944, U-853 left Kiel under the command of Helmut Sommer and after two days arrived at Marviken on 22nd Apr 1944.
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25.04.1944 - 26.04.1944
Third Sailing
U-853 departed under Helmut Sommer from Marviken on 25th Apr 1944 and arrived at Bergen on 26th Apr 1944 after one day.
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29.04.1944 - 04.07.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-853 left Bergen under the command of Helmut Sommer on 29th Apr 1944 and after nine and a half weeks arrived at Lorient on 4th Jul 1944.
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27.08.1944 - 14.10.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 27th Aug 1944, U-853 left Lorient under the command of Günter Kuhnke and arrived at Flensburg on 14th Oct 1944 after nearly seven weeks.
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06.02.1945 - 11.02.1945
Sixth Sailing
U-853 departed under Helmut Frömsdorf from Kiel on 6th Feb 1945 and after five days arrived at Horten on 11th Feb 1945.
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14.02.1945 - 17.02.1945
Seventh Sailing
U-853 left Horten under the command of Helmut Frömsdorf on 14th Feb 1945 and arrived at Stavanger on 17th Feb 1945 after three days.
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23.02.1945 - 06.05.1945
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Feb 1945, U-853 left Stavanger under the command of Helmut Frömsdorf. The boat was lost on 6th May 1945.
Helmut Frömsdorf hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 23rd Apr 1945 he sank the American 430 ton USS PE-56.
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On 5th May 1945 he sank the American 5,353 ton Black Point.
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