Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 4 Dec 1940 | Kiel | 29 Dec 1940 | Lorient | 26 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Horst Hamm |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
2WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
U-96's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #34
ms = 54.22N10.10E,56.51N12.12E,57.45N10.24E,56.51N06.48E,58.39N03.12E,61.21N00.37W,59.33N05.48W,58.56N11.20W,57.52N08.42W,58.39N14.48W,59.32N17.47W,60.27N16.36W,59.33N16.36W,58.39N16.36W,59.05N17.47W,58.39N13.00W,59.33N11.12W,59.33N16.36W,59.33N18.24W,57.45N20.12W,56.51N20.12W,55.03N24.15W,53.15N21.15W,51.27N15.15W,48.45N09.15W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 26 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Rotorua | 10,890 |  | br | HX-92 |
| 11 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Towa | 5,419 |  | nl | HX-92 | |
| 12 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Macedonier | 5,227 |  | be | HX-92 |
| 12 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Stureholm | 4,575 |  | sw | HX-92 |
| 14 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Empire Razorbill (d.) | 5,118 | | br | OB-257 | |
| 14 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Western Prince | 10,926 | | br | |
| 18 Dec 1940 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Pendrecht (d.) | 10,746 | | nl | OB-259 |
| 52,901 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (37,037 tons) and 2 ships damaged (15,864 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #46
ms = 58.50N10.10W,58.56N11.20W,57.50N08.40W,57.52N08.42W,59.31N13.15W,59.32N17.47W,59.05N17.47W
We have positions of the 7 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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