Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 8 Sep 1943 | Lorient | 23 Dec 1943 | Lorient | 107 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Albert Lauzemis |
1WO Oblt. Ekkehard Scherraus |
U-68's daily positions during the patrol
Resource id #31
ms = 47.45N03.21W, 46.57N 04.45W, 46.03N 06.15W, 46.03N 07.45W, 46.03N 09.15W, 46.03N 10.45W, 46.03N 12.15W, 46.03N 12.15W, 45.09N 13.45W, 45.09N 15.15W, 45.09N 16.45W, 45.09N 18.15W, 46.03N 16.45W, 46.03N 16.45W, 45.09N 19.45W, 45.09N 22.45W, 46.03N 27.15W, 44.15N 28.45W, 41.33N 30.06W, 39.45N 31.18W, 37.57N 32.30W, 38.51N 33.42W, 37.57N 34.54W, 35.15N 36.06W, 32.33N 36.06W, 29.51N 36.06W, 27.09N 36.06W, 24.27N 35.39W, 22.39N 34.45W, 19.57N 33.51W, 17.15N 32.57W, 15.27N 31.09W, 12.45N 30.15W, 13.39N 29.21W, 09.09N 26.39W, 08.15N 23.57W, 06.27N 22.09W, 06.27N 21.15W, 06.27N 18.33W, 06.27N 16.45W, 05.33N 15.51W, 05.33N 14.03W, 05.33N 12.15W,05.58N11.30W,06.18N11.55W, 05.33N 10.27W, 04.39N 08.39W, 03.45N 07.45W, 03.45N 05.57W, 04.39N 04.09W, 04.39N 01.27W, 03.45N 00.21E, 03.45N 02.09E,04.25N05.03E, 02.51N 05.45E, 01.57N 06.39E, 01.03N 06.39E, 00.09N 06.39E, 00.09N 06.39E, 00.09N 06.39E, 01.03N 06.39E, 00.09N 06.39E, 00.45S 05.45E, 00.45S 05.45E, 01.39S 05.45E, 01.39S 05.45E, 02.33S 05.45E, 03.27S 06.39E, 04.21S 08.27E, 03.27S 10.15E, 04.21S 11.09E, 04.21S 11.09E, 04.21S 11.09E, 05.15S 10.15E, 04.21S 07.33E, 02.33S 04.51E, 00.45S 02.09E, 00.09N 00.33W, 01.57N 03.15W, 02.51N 05.57W, 03.45N 08.39W, 04.39N 09.33W, 05.33N 11.21W,06.32N12.20W, 06.27N 15.51W, 06.27N 17.39W, 07.21N 19.27W, 07.21N 21.15W, 08.15N 23.57W, 10.57N 26.39W, 12.45N 29.21W, 15.27N 30.15W, 19.03N 30.15W, 21.45N 29.21W, 24.27N 26.39W, 27.09N 25.18W, 30.45N 20.30W, 33.27N 18.06W, 34.21N 16.54W, 36.09N 15.42W, 37.03N 14.30W, 37.57N 13.18W, 38.51N 12.06W, 40.39N 10.54W, 42.27N 09.42W, 45.09N 04.54W,47.45N03.21W
We have daily positions for all 107 days on this patrol.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis |  | HMS Orfasy (T 204) | 545 |  | br | |
| 22 Oct 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis | Litiopa | 5,356 |  | nw | ||
| 31 Oct 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis | New Columbia | 6,574 | | br | ||
| 30 Nov 1943 | U-68 | Albert Lauzemis | Fort de Vaux | 5,186 |  | fr | ||
| 17,661 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (17,661 tons). Legend | ||||||||
Locations of ships hit during this patrol
Resource id #40
ms = 05.58N11.30W,06.18N11.55W,04.25N05.03E,06.32N12.20W
We have positions of the 4 ships attacked.
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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