Patrol info for U-96
Date lookup for 30 Nov 1941
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 27 Oct 1941 | St. Nazaire | 6 Dec 1941 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Gerhard Groth |
2WO Ltn. Werner Herrmann |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
WO sea training Hans-Heinrich Haß |
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U-96's position on 30 Nov 1941
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-96 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Stosstrupp (30 Oct 1941 - 4 Nov 1941)
Störtebecker (5 Nov 1941 - 19 Nov 1941)
Benecke (19 Nov 1941 - 22 Nov 1941)
Ships hit by U-96 on this date
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
30 Nov 1941
While penetrating the Straits of Gibraltar, U-96 was attacked at 2235hrs by a British Swordfish aircraft. Suffering some damage, the boat dived, surfaced the next morning at 0445hrs, and proceeded to base in France. The much longer and more dramatic stay in the deep described by Buchheim in his novel Das Boot is one of the numerous occasions in this book where the author fictionalized the events he experienced during his time as war correspondent on U-96. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 401)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.