Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 30 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 28 Feb 1941 | St. Nazaire | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Horst Hamm |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
2WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Wilhelm Dommes |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
U-96's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #35
ms = 47.45N03.21W,46.57N06.15W,48.45N10.45W,50.33N12.15W,53.15N13.45W,53.15N18.15W,53.15N21.15W,54.09N21.15W,54.09N21.15W,54.09N19.45W,54.09N19.45W,54.09N18.15W,57.45N16.36W,60.27N16.36W,60.25N17.11W,60.27N16.36W,61.21N16.22W,61.21N16.22W,61.21N18.37W,61.30N18.10W,60.27N20.12W,59.33N14.48W,57.45N14.48W,59.20N16.12W,59.30N21.00W,58N21W,56.51N18.24W,52.21N15.15W,48.45N10.45W,47.14N02.12W
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Arthur F. Corwin | 10,516 |  | br | HX-106 |
| 13 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Clea | 7,987 | | br | HX-106 | |
| 18 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Black Osprey | 5,589 | | br | HX-107 |
| 22 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Scottish Standard | 6,999 | | br | OB-287 |
| 23 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Anglo-Peruvian | 5,457 | | br | OB-288 | |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Linaria | 3,385 | | br | OB-288 |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Sirikishna | 5,458 | | br | OB-288 | |
| 45,391 | ||||||||
7 ships sunk (45,391 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #47
ms = 60.25N17.10W,60.25N17.11W,61.30N18.10W,59.20N16.12W,59.30N21.00W,58N21W,61N25W
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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