Editing German submarine U-862 (section)

===First patrol===
''U-862'' was one of the most travelled of all [[U-boat]]s. She sailed from Germany in May 1944 and eventually reached [[Penang]], in Japanese-controlled [[British Malaya|Malaya]], in September 1944. Penang was the base for the 33rd U-boat Flotilla, code-named ''[[Monsun Gruppe]]'' ("Monsoon Group").

On the way there, she launched a [[G7es torpedo|T5/G7es ''Zaunkönig I'']] [[acoustic torpedo|acoustic homing torpedo]] at a tanker. The Zaunkönig came around full circle to home in on ''U-862''. Only an emergency crash dive and staying silent saved the U-boat from her own torpedo. She also shot down an Allied [[Consolidated PBY Catalina]] aircraft H of [[No. 265 Squadron RAF]] on 20 August 1944 and then escaped an intense search for her. She sank several merchant ships in the [[Mozambique Channel]] between Africa and [[Madagascar]].