Patrol info for U-69
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 Mar 1941 | Lorient | 11 Apr 1941 | Lorient | 25 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Jost Metzler |
1WO Oblt. Günther Heydemann |
2WO Hans-Botho Bade |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-69
We have daily positions for all 25 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 18 Mar 1941.
19 Mar 1941 - 20 Mar 1941 - 21 Mar 1941 - 22 Mar 1941 - 23 Mar 1941 - 24 Mar 1941 - 25 Mar 1941 - 26 Mar 1941 - 27 Mar 1941 - 28 Mar 1941 - 29 Mar 1941 - 30 Mar 1941 - 31 Mar 1941 - 1 Apr 1941 - 2 Apr 1941 - 3 Apr 1941 - 4 Apr 1941 - 5 Apr 1941 - 6 Apr 1941 - 7 Apr 1941 - 8 Apr 1941 - 9 Apr 1941 - 10 Apr 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 11 Apr 1941.
Ships hit by U-69 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Coultarn | 3,759 |  | br | OB-302 | A | |
| 3 Apr 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler |  | Thirlby (d.) | 4,887 | | br | SC-26 | B |
| 8,646 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (3,759 tons) and 1 ship damaged (4,887 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-69 during this patrol
21 Mar 1941
The boat was depth charged for several hours by two convoy escorts from an inbound convoy from Halifax. No damage to the boat reported. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 259)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.