Patrol info for U-7
Date lookup for 11 Apr 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 3 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 21 Apr 1940 | Kiel | 19 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
Kptlt. Karl Schrott |
WO Oblt. Herbert Opitz |
WO Oblt. Wolfgang Kaufmann |
Patrol description
Formed U-boat group 9 (Shetland-Orkney) together with U-10 for Operation Weseruebung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway. On 14 April, the boat resupplied from the depot ship Carl Peters in Bergen, Norway.
U-7's position on 11 Apr 1940
Ships hit by U-7 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1940
11 Apr 1940. U-7 put ashore a landing party to occupy the Marstein lighthouse in Norway.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.