Patrol info for U-20
Date lookup for 27 Aug 1939
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Aug 1939 | Kiel | 31 Aug 1939 | Wilhelmshaven | 8 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Karl-Heinz Moehle |
1WO Ltn. Johann Jebsen |
1WO Ltn. Johann Jebsen |
StObStrm WO Karl Fleige |
StObStrm WO Karl Fleige |
Patrol description
Ordered to observe the shipping in the North Sea, but recalled on 29 August.
Second part of the first war patrol in the North Sea. The boat operated between Shetland and Bergen, Norway. Nothing sighted.
U-20's position on 27 Aug 1939
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.