The poet-warrior Alexander Witt has safely returned to St. Nazaire. As he stands on the quay side he looks at his crew and they are all smiling as they receive flowers and congratulations, happy to be back in port after a successful patrol. But Witt himself is not smiling. He knows he made some questionable decisions that could have been fatal. During the last convoy attack he became too fixated to get rid of the last torpedo. It was reckless to approach the convoy escorts closely so soon after the first attack. Especially with an exhausted crew and just one tube ready. He should have let the convoy go.
He knows he cannot afford to make these mistakes again, next time he might not be so lucky.
Cover page completed
Patrol summary
BdU remarks
Route chart entire patrol with noon positions