Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 20 Aug 1942 | Lorient | 6 Dec 1942 | Lorient | 109 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Hänert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-68
We have daily positions for all 109 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 20 Aug 1942.
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Arrival at Lorient on 6 Dec 1942.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-68 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Eisbär (25 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942)
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten |  | Trevilley | 5,296 |  | br | OS-38 | A |
| 15 Sep 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Breedijk | 6,861 |  | nl | B | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Koumoundouros | 3,598 |  | gr | C | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Gaasterkerk | 8,679 | | nl | D | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Swiftsure | 8,207 |  | am | E | |
| 8 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | Sarthe | 5,271 | | br | F | ||
| 9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Examelia | 4,981 | | am | G | |
| 9 Oct 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | Belgian Fighter | 5,403 |  | be | H | |
| 6 Nov 1942 | U-68 | Karl-Friedrich Merten | | City of Cairo | 8,034 | | br | I | |
| 56,330 | |||||||||
9 ships sunk (56,330 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1942
5 Oct 1942. U-68 arrived off Capetown, South Africa, and began looking for shipping traffic.
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
We have no recorded attacks on U-68 duing this patrol.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.