September 1, 1939
U-45 departs Wilhelmshaven under the command of Leutnant z.S. Horst Nennhaus. This will be the submarine's first war patrol. She is to transit between the Orkney Islands and to grid square BE31, at which point she'll commence anti-shipping operations.
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