Patrol info for U-101
Date lookup for 24 Aug 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 7 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 4 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire | 29 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Ernst Mengersen |
1WO Oblt. Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg |
2WO Ltn. Karl-Heinz Marbach |
WO Oblt. Hans-Hermann Pelkner |
U-101's position on 24 Aug 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-101 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Grönland (12 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941)
Ships hit by U-101 on this date
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Attacks on U-101 during this patrol
24 Aug 1941
09.53 hrs, near Rockall: an unidentified aircraft dropped two depth charges. No damage from this attack, but U-101 was subsequently forced to dive to evade aircraft operating in the area on five other occasions over the 24th-25th of August. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.