| Operations information for U-957 |
14.12.1943 - 12.01.1944
First Sailing - active patrol
U-957 left Kiel under the command of Gerd Schaar on 14th Dec 1943 and arrived at Narvik on 12th Jan 1944 after just over four weeks.
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24.01.1944 - 02.02.1944
Second Sailing - active patrol
On the 24th Jan 1944, U-957 left Narvik under the command of Gerd Schaar and after just over one week arrived at Hammerfest on 2nd Feb 1944.
Gerd Schaar hit one ship on this patrol from convoy JW-56A.-
On 26th Jan 1944 he sank the British 7,153 ton Fort Bellingham, sailing with convoy JW-56A.
U-957 caused the loss of 1 vessel during this patrol that was being shipped:
USS PTC-38 (54 tons) was being carried by Fort Bellingham.
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06.02.1944 - 20.02.1944
Third Sailing
U-957 departed under Gerd Schaar from Hammerfest on 6th Feb 1944 and arrived at Narvik on 20th Feb 1944 after two weeks.
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22.02.1944 - 25.02.1944
Fourth Sailing
U-957 left Narvik under the command of Gerd Schaar on 22nd Feb 1944 and after three days arrived at Hammerfest on 25th Feb 1944.
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26.02.1944 - 04.03.1944
Fifth Sailing - active patrol
On the 26th Feb 1944, U-957 left Hammerfest under the command of Gerd Schaar and arrived at Bergen on 4th Mar 1944 after one week.
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29.04.1944 - 02.05.1944
Sixth Sailing
U-957 departed under Gerd Schaar from Bergen on 29th Apr 1944 and after three days arrived at Narvik on 2nd May 1944.
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11.05.1944 - 08.06.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-957 left Narvik under the command of Gerd Schaar on 11th May 1944 and arrived back at Narvik on 8th Jun 1944 after four weeks on patrol.
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14.06.1944 - 15.06.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 14th Jun 1944, U-957 left Narvik under the command of Gerd Schaar and after one day arrived at Tromsö on 15th Jun 1944.
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23.06.1944 - 23.06.1944
Ninth Sailing
U-957 departed under Gerd Schaar from Tromsö on 23rd Jun 1944 and returned to Tromsö on the same day.
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26.06.1944 - 28.06.1944
Tenth Sailing
U-957 left Tromsö under the command of Gerd Schaar on 26th Jun 1944 and returned to Tromsö on 28th Jun 1944 after two days.
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02.07.1944 - 03.07.1944
Eleventh Sailing
On the 2nd Jul 1944, U-957 left Tromsö under the command of Gerd Schaar and arrived at Narvik on 3rd Jul 1944 after one day.
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18.07.1944 - 20.07.1944
Twelfth Sailing
U-957 departed under Gerd Schaar from Narvik on 18th Jul 1944 and after two days arrived at Hammerfest on 20th Jul 1944.
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23.07.1944 - 03.09.1944
Thirteenth Sailing - active patrol
U-957 left Hammerfest under the command of Gerd Schaar on 23rd Jul 1944 and arrived back at Hammerfest six weeks later on 3rd Sep 1944.
Gerd Schaar hit one ship on this patrol.-
On 26th Aug 1944 he sank the Soviet 200 ton Nord.
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07.09.1944 - 03.10.1944
Fourteenth Sailing - active patrol
On the 7th Sep 1944, U-957 left Hammerfest under the command of Gerd Schaar and after more than three weeks arrived at Narvik on 3rd Oct 1944.
Gerd Schaar hit one ship on this patrol from convoy VD-1.-
On 23rd Sep 1944 he sank the Soviet 550 ton Brilliant, a member of convoy VD-1.
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06.10.1944 - 08.10.1944
Fifteenth Sailing
U-957 departed under Gerd Schaar from Narvik on 6th Oct 1944 and arrived at Trondheim on 8th Oct 1944 after two days.
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17.10.1944 - 21.10.1944
Sixteenth Sailing
U-957 left Trondheim under the command of Gerd Schaar on 17th Oct 1944 and after four days arrived at Narvik on 21st Oct 1944.
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