La Rochelle in WW2 History | World War II Database

15 Jan 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0850 hours for trials, returning at 1708 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

17 Jan 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0905 hours for trials, returning at 1815 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

22 Jan 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1600 hours, starting her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

12 Apr 1941

France

Comandante Cappellini departed Bordeaux, France at 0700 hours and arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1635 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

15 Apr 1941

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0738 hours for exercises and returned at 1115 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

16 Apr 1941

France

Alessandro Malaspina departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0820 hours for trials, returning at 1730 hours. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0800 hours, starting her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

18 Apr 1941

France

Alessandro Malaspina departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0915 hours for trials, returning at 1510 hours. At 2100 hours, she departed for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alessandro Malaspina | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

29 Apr 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0744 hours for trials, returning at 1650 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

30 Apr 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1607 hours, starting her fifth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

27 May 1941

France

Ermland departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France to support damaged battleship Bismarck, but the battleship's sinking led to Ermland's return before the end of the day. ww2dbase [Ermland | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

16 Jun 1941

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Rochelle, France at 0815 hours for exercises, returning at 1630 hours. On this date, her planned upcoming journey to Gdynia, occupied Poland (German: Gotenhafen) was canceled due to the upcoming German invasion of Soviet Union. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

10 Jul 1941

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1900 hours, starting her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

2 Sep 1941

France

Maggiore Baracca departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France for her sixth war patrol. ww2dbase [Maggiore Baracca | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

6 Sep 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1900 hours for trials, returning at 2025 hours. At 2135 hours, she departed La Pallice, starting her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

14 Nov 1941

France

Comandante Cappellini conducted a trial out of La Pallice, La Rochelle, France. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

17 Nov 1941

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1200 hours for sea trials, returning to La Pallice at 1825 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1700 hours, starting her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

18 Nov 1941

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1740 hours, starting her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

19 Nov 1941

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1816 hours for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

19 Dec 1941

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0840 hours for trials, returning at 1415 hours. At 1603, she shifted her anchorage to a different location at La Pallice. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

23 Dec 1941

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0850 hours for trials, returning at 1825 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

29 Dec 1941

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1040 hours for trials, returning at 1800 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

8 Jan 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini deprated La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0800 hours for trials, returning at 1800 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

17 Jan 1942

France

German armed merchant cruiser Thor departed La Rochelle, France, for her second raiding cruise. ww2dbase [Thor | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

18 Jan 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1545 hours, starting her seventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

25 Jan 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0850 hours for exercises, returning at 1215 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

26 Jan 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0850 hours for exercises, returning at 1330 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

27 Jan 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1522 hours for exercises, returning at 1845 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1522 hours for exercises, returning at 1845 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

28 Jan 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1450 hours for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

4 Feb 1942

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0840 hours, starting her nineth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

8 Feb 1942

France

U-132 arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France, completing her second war patrol. ww2dbase [U-132 | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

23 Apr 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1434 hours for trials, returning at 1747 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

25 Apr 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0813 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1000 hours for trials, returning at 1336 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

26 Apr 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1500 hours, starting her eighth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

27 Apr 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1500 hours, starting her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

9 May 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0810 hours for sea trials, returning to La Pallice at 1210 hours. At 1740 hours, she set out to sea again for a war patrol. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

27 May 1942

France

Morosini departed Bordeaux, France, arriving at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0900 hours. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

3 Jun 1942

France

Morosini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1700 hours, starting her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Morosini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

10 Jun 1942

France

U-132 departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France for her third war patrol. ww2dbase [U-132 | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

16 Aug 1942

France

U-132 arrived at La Pallice, France, completing her third war patrol. ww2dbase [U-132 | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]
Uckermarck and Ermland arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France; they were escorted by torpedo boats T4 and T10. ww2dbase [T10 | Ermland | T4 | Altmark | Second Happy Time | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

17 Aug 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0804 hours for exercises, returning at 1202 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

21 Aug 1942

France

The port of La Pallice, La Rochelle, France was attacked by an Allied air raid; at 0220 hours, bombs fell near Italian submarine Comandante Cappellini, but caused no damage. At 1430 hours, Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, starting her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

5 Sep 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1105 hours for trials, returning at 1542 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

8 Sep 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1215 hours for trials, returning at 1625 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

15 Sep 1942

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1650 hours, starting her ninth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

21 Sep 1942

France

Leonardo da Vinci departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0955 hours and arrived at Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France at 2015 hours. ww2dbase [Leonardo da Vinci | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

6 Oct 1942

France

U-132 departed La Pallice, France for her fourth war patrol. ww2dbase [U-132 | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

23 Dec 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0815 hours for trials, returning at 1400 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

24 Dec 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1430 hours for trials, returning at 1635 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

26 Dec 1942

France

Comandante Cappellini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1500 hours, starting her eleventh war patrol. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

2 Feb 1943

France

Alpino Bagnolini began a period of repairs at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France to address the problems discovered during trials on 31 Jan 1943. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

7 Feb 1943

France

Alpino Bagnolini completed a period of repairs at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

11 Feb 1943

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0814 for exercises, returning at 1134 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

13 Feb 1943

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 0902 for exercises, returning at 1225 hours. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

14 Feb 1943

France

Alpino Bagnolini departed La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1542 hours, starting her tenth war patrol. ww2dbase [Alpino Bagnolini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

5 Mar 1943

France

Comandante Cappellini arrived at La Pallice, La Rochelle, France at 1943 hours. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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