Patrol info for U-20
Date lookup for 26 Jan 1940
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Jan 1940 | Helgoland | 31 Jan 1940 | Helgoland | 9 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt |
Patrol in the North Sea. The boat had been in a shipyard in Wilhelmshaven but a few hours after its departure they got problems with the diesel engines and had to go to Helgoland for repairs.
Patrol in the North Sea off the east coast of Scotland. The returning boat had to wait in Helgoland due to ice blocking the harbour of Wilhelmshaven.
The boat was returning from a patrol in the North Sea.
U-20's position on 26 Jan 1940
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.