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Patrol info for U-97

Date lookup for 27 Mar 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 Mar 1942La Spezia30 Mar 1942Salamis17 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Udo Heilmann
1WO

Oblt. Otto Hartmann
2WO

Oblt. Victor-Wilhelm Nonn
ObStrm

Wilhelm Prehn
WO

Oblt. Otto Tinschert

U-97's position on 27 Mar 1942

Ships hit by U-97 on this date

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Attacks on U-97 during this patrol

27 Mar 1942
20.00 hrs, eastern Mediterranean: a British Sunderland flying boat (Sqdn 230) dropped five bombs on U-97. No damage. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)

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