Patrol info for U-101
| 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 |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-101
We have daily positions for all 29 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 7 Aug 1941.
8 Aug 1941 - 9 Aug 1941 - 10 Aug 1941 - 11 Aug 1941 - 12 Aug 1941 - 13 Aug 1941 - 14 Aug 1941 - 15 Aug 1941 - 16 Aug 1941 - 17 Aug 1941 - 18 Aug 1941 - 19 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941 - 21 Aug 1941 - 22 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941 - 24 Aug 1941 - 25 Aug 1941 - 26 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941 - 28 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 - 2 Sep 1941 - 3 Sep 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 4 Sep 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 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1941
12 Aug 1941. U-101 lost one of the lookouts overboard. Although unconscious when retrieved 15 minutes later, he recovered. [Matrosengefreiter Seibold]
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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)
28 Aug 1941
03.03 hrs, North Atlantic, west of Ireland: the boat was forced to dive by a destroyer while operating against convoy OS 4. Several escorts then dropped a total of 30 depth charges on the boat during a series of attacks that lasted three hours. The attacks were accurate, but the only serious damage was a disabled periscope. (Sources: Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.