Accurate weather reporting was important to the sea war and on September 18, 1943, U-537 sailed from Kiel, via Bergen, Norway, with a meteorological team led by Professor Kurt Sommermeyer.
Nøjagtige vejrudsigtser var vigtige for havkrigen, og den 18. september 1943 sejlede U-537 fra Kiel via Bergen i Norge, med et meteorologisk hold under ledelse af professor Kurt Sommermeyer.