Patrol info for U-61
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Jun 1940 | Kiel | 1 Jul 1940 | Bergen | 26 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Jürgen Oesten |
WO Ltn. Kurt Makowski |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-61
We have 23 daily positions for the 26 days U-61 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 6 Jun 1940.
7 Jun 1940 - 8 Jun 1940 - 9 Jun 1940 - 10 Jun 1940 - 11 Jun 1940 - 12 Jun 1940 - 13 Jun 1940 - 14 Jun 1940 - 15 Jun 1940 - 16 Jun 1940 - 17 Jun 1940 - 18 Jun 1940 - 19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 - 25 Jun 1940 - 26 Jun 1940 - 27 Jun 1940 - 28 Jun 1940 - 29 Jun 1940 - 30 Jun 1940 -
Arrival at Bergen on 1 Jul 1940.
Ships hit by U-61 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1940
30 Jun 1940. U-61 encountered a British Thetis class submarine in the North Sea, but neither boat attacked.
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Attacks on U-61 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-61 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.