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Patrol info for U-69

Date lookup for 7 Jul 1941


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
5 May 1941Lorient8 Jul 1941St. Nazaire65 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Jost Metzler
1WO

Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Auffermann
2WO

Hans-Botho Bade

Patrol description

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U-69's position on 7 Jul 1941

Ships hit by U-69 on this date

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-69 during this patrol

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Mine-laying operations during this patrol

U-69 laid mines on the following dates during this patrol:

DateStartEndGridLocationMines
27 May 194101h4802h19EV 7311Takoradi, West Africa4 TMC
29 May 194100h0600h43EV 6566Lagos8 TMC

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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