Patrol info for U-18
Date lookup for 20 Feb 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 11 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 24 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 14 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Ernst Mengersen |
1WO Oblt. Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach |
Cdr training Oblt. Ottokar Arnold Paulssen |
Patrol description
Patrol in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland. U-18 already had problems with the diesel engines and bad weather finally forced the boat to break off the patrol on 19 February.
U-18's position on 20 Feb 1940
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.