Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Jan 1941 | Lorient | 28 Feb 1941 | St. Nazaire | 30 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Horst Hamm |
2WO Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Hellriegel |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Wilhelm Dommes |
Cdr sea training Kptlt. Hans-Heinz Linder |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
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Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-96
We have daily positions for all 30 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 30 Jan 1941.
31 Jan 1941 - 1 Feb 1941 - 2 Feb 1941 - 3 Feb 1941 - 4 Feb 1941 - 5 Feb 1941 - 6 Feb 1941 - 7 Feb 1941 - 8 Feb 1941 - 9 Feb 1941 - 10 Feb 1941 - 11 Feb 1941 - 12 Feb 1941 - 13 Feb 1941 - 14 Feb 1941 - 15 Feb 1941 - 16 Feb 1941 - 17 Feb 1941 - 18 Feb 1941 - 19 Feb 1941 - 20 Feb 1941 - 21 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941 - 23 Feb 1941 - 24 Feb 1941 - 25 Feb 1941 - 26 Feb 1941 - 27 Feb 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 28 Feb 1941.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Clea | 7,987 |  | br | HX-106 | A |
| 13 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Arthur F. Corwin | 10,516 | | br | HX-106 | B |
| 18 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Black Osprey | 5,589 | | br | HX-107 | C |
| 22 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Scottish Standard | 6,999 | | br | OB-287 | D |
| 23 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Anglo-Peruvian | 5,457 | | br | OB-288 | E | |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Linaria | 3,385 | | br | OB-288 | F |
| 24 Feb 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Sirikishna | 5,458 | | br | OB-288 | G | |
| 45,391 | |||||||||
7 ships sunk (45,391 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.