| Operations information for U-9 |
25.08.1939 - 15.09.1939
First Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Ludwig Mathes on 25th Aug 1939 for operations E of Scotland and arrived at return on 15th Sep 1939 after three weeks.
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16.01.1940 - 22.01.1940
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 16th Jan 1940, U-9 left Kiel under the command of Wolfgang Lüth for operations off of East Anglia and after six days arrived at return on 22nd Jan 1940.
Wolfgang Lüth hit two ships on this patrol.-
On 18th Jan 1940 he sank the Swedish 1,179 ton Flandria.
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On 19th Jan 1940 he sank the Swedish 1,188 ton Patria.
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05.02.1940 - 17.02.1940
Third Sailing - active patrol
U-9 departed under Wolfgang Lüth from Wilhelmshaven on 5th Feb 1940 for operations off of Scotland and arrived at return on 17th Feb 1940 after more than one week.
Wolfgang Lüth hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 11th Feb 1940 he sank the Estonian 1,213 ton Linda.
U-9 laid mines on this patrol. These mines were hit by 1 ship.
The 5,995 ton British San Tiburcio was sunk by a mine on 4th May 1940.
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14.03.1940 - 20.03.1940
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wolfgang Lüth on 14th Mar 1940 for operations off of Denmark and after six days arrived at return on 20th Mar 1940.
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04.04.1940 - 24.04.1940
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 4th Apr 1940, U-9 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wolfgang Lüth for operations W of Norway and arrived at return on 24th Apr 1940 after nearly three weeks.
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05.05.1940 - 15.05.1940
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 departed under Wolfgang Lüth from Kiel on 5th May 1940 for operations off the Dutch and Belgian coasts and after one and a half weeks arrived at return on 15th May 1940.
Wolfgang Lüth hit three ships on this patrol.-
On 9th May 1940 he sank the French 552 ton Doris.
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On 11th May 1940 he sank the Estonian 1,908 ton Viiu.
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On 11th May 1940 he sank the British 1,930 ton Tringa.
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16.05.1940 - 30.05.1940
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Wilhelmshaven under the command of Wolfgang Lüth on 16th May 1940 for operations off the Dutch and Belgian coasts and arrived at return on 30th May 1940 after two weeks.
Wolfgang Lüth hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 23rd May 1940 he sank the Belgian 3,256 ton Sigurd Faulbaums.
The Sigurd Faulbaums was a German ship that had been captured and was being taken to England by a British prize crew.
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11.11.1942 - 01.12.1942
Eighth Sailing - active patrol
On the 11th Nov 1942, U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert and after nearly three weeks arrived at return on 1st Dec 1942.
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19.12.1942 - 07.01.1943
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 departed under Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert from Konstanza on 19th Dec 1942 and arrived at return on 7th Jan 1943 after more than two weeks.
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03.02.1943 - 03.03.1943
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert on 3rd Feb 1943 and after four weeks arrived at return on 3rd Mar 1943.
On 13th Feb 1943 in square CL 66, U-9 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft. U-9 was not damaged by the attack.
On 14th Feb 1943 in square CL 66, U-9 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft.
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17.04.1943 - 10.05.1943
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 17th Apr 1943, U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert and arrived at return on 10th May 1943 after over three weeks.
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20.05.1943 - 12.06.1943
Twelfth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 departed under Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert from Konstanza on 20th May 1943 and after over three weeks arrived at return on 12th Jun 1943.
On 4th Jun 1943 in square CL 93, U-9 came under attack from an unidentified aircraft.
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26.08.1943 - 10.09.1943
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Hans-Joachim Schmidt-Weichert on 26th Aug 1943 and arrived at return on 10th Sep 1943 after just over two weeks.
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02.10.1943 - 06.11.1943
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 2nd Oct 1943, U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Heinrich Klapdor and after five weeks arrived at return on 6th Nov 1943.
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28.11.1943 - 25.12.1943
Fifteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 departed under Heinrich Klapdor from Konstanza on 28th Nov 1943 and arrived at return on 25th Dec 1943 after nearly four weeks.
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21.02.1944 - 28.02.1944
Sixteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Heinrich Klapdor on 21st Feb 1944 and after one week arrived at return on 28th Feb 1944.
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23.03.1944 - 02.04.1944
Seventeenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 23rd Mar 1944, U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Heinrich Klapdor and arrived at return on 2nd Apr 1944 after one and a half weeks.
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05.04.1944 - 06.04.1944
Eighteenth Sailing
U-9 departed under Martin Landt-Hayen from Sevastopol on 5th Apr 1944 and after one day arrived at return on 6th Apr 1944.
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26.04.1944 - 28.05.1944
Nineteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Klaus Petersen on 26th Apr 1944 and arrived at return on 28th May 1944 after four and a half weeks.
Klaus Petersen hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 11th May 1944 he damaged the Soviet 412 ton Shtorm.
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15.07.1944 - 11.08.1944
Twentieth Sailing - active patrol
On the 15th Jul 1944, U-9 left Konstanza under the command of Heinrich Klapdor and after nearly four weeks arrived at return on 11th Aug 1944.
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