Patrol info for U-206
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 5 Aug 1941 | Trondheim | 10 Sep 1941 | St. Nazaire | 37 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Herbert Opitz |
1WO Oblt. Hubert Nordheimer |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-206
We have daily positions for all 37 days on this patrol.
Departure from Trondheim on 5 Aug 1941.
6 Aug 1941 - 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 - 4 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941 - 8 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 10 Sep 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-206 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Grönland (10 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941)
Kurfürst (23 Aug 1941 - 2 Sep 1941)
Seewolf (2 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941)
Ships hit by U-206 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 1941 | U-206 | Herbert Opitz | Ocean Victor | 202 |  | br | A | ||
| 202 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (202 tons). | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
26 Aug 1941. U-206 rescued six British airmen from two rubber dinghies in the North Atlantic about 220 nautical miles west of Hebrides at 1920hrs. They were the crew of the Whitley Mk.V Z6806 (612 Sqn RAF/W, pilot F/O H.C. Winter-Taylor) which had been on an anti-submarine patrol when it was forced to ditch after the port engine failed at 1315hrs.
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Attacks on U-206 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-206 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.