Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 30 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 1 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 33 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. August Maus |
2WO Ltn. Albert Lauzemis |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #32
ms = 54.22N10.10E,57.45N06.48E,61.21N03.52E,64.03N02.52W,63.09N11.52W,62.15N14.07W,60.27N20.12W,58.39N23.48W,56.51N27.24W,55.57N33.15W,55.57N39.15W,55.57N39.15W,55.57N40.45W,56.51N43.36W,55.03N42.15W,55.57N42.15W,55.03N39.15W,55.03N37.45W,55.03N34.45W,54.09N28.45W,51.27N39.15W,51.27N39.15W,52.21N34.45W,53.15N33.15W,53.15N33.15W,52.21N33.15W,47.51N19.45W,44.15N16.45W,41.33N18.06W,39.45N13.18W,45.09N09.42W,46.03N07.45W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 33 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
No entries found.
No ships hit by U-68 on this patrol.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
27 Jul 1941
The boat was attacked by 24 depth charges from Rhododendrun and driven off a convoy. Another U-boat was also depth charged by Sunflower and Pimpernel at roughly the same time. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 328)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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