Operation Hering

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'Hering' was a U-boat minelaying operation by Kapitänleutnant Walter Köhntopp’s U-995 in the Yugor Strait (29 August/11 September 1944).

As part of this patrol, the U-boat also operated with the 'Dachs' wolfpack, and on 4 September laid 12 TMC mines, none of which claimed a victim.