Patrol info for U-68
Date lookup for 16 May 1942
Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
14 May 1942 | Lorient | 10 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 58 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. Werner Happe |
2WO Oblt. Klaus Hänert |
U-68's position on 16 May 1942
Ships hit by U-68 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1942
16 May 1942. U-68 was forced to enter the port of El Ferrol in neutral Spain by serious technical problems.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.