Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 26 Feb 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 5 Apr 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinrich Liebe |
1WO Oblt. Heinrich Ratsch |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
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We have 39 daily positions for the 40 days U-38 was at sea.
Departure from Wilhelmshaven on 26 Feb 1940.
27 Feb 1940 - 28 Feb 1940 - 29 Feb 1940 - 1 Mar 1940 - 2 Mar 1940 - 3 Mar 1940 - 4 Mar 1940 - 5 Mar 1940 - 6 Mar 1940 - 7 Mar 1940 - 8 Mar 1940 - 9 Mar 1940 - 10 Mar 1940 - 11 Mar 1940 - 12 Mar 1940 - 13 Mar 1940 - 14 Mar 1940 - 15 Mar 1940 - 16 Mar 1940 - 17 Mar 1940 - 18 Mar 1940 - 19 Mar 1940 - 20 Mar 1940 - 21 Mar 1940 - 22 Mar 1940 - 23 Mar 1940 - 24 Mar 1940 - 25 Mar 1940 - 26 Mar 1940 - 27 Mar 1940 - 28 Mar 1940 - 29 Mar 1940 - 30 Mar 1940 - 31 Mar 1940 - 1 Apr 1940 - 2 Apr 1940 - 3 Apr 1940 - 4 Apr 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 5 Apr 1940.
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | Leukos | 216 |  | ir | ||
| 17 Mar 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe |  | Argentina | 5,375 |  | da | |
| 21 Mar 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Algier | 1,654 | | da | |
| 21 Mar 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Christiansborg | 3,270 | | da | |
| 26 Mar 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Cometa | 3,794 |  | nw | |
| 2 Apr 1940 | U-38 | Heinrich Liebe | | Signe | 1,540 |  | fi | HN-23A |
| 15,849 | ||||||||
6 ships sunk (15,849 tons). Legend | ||||||||
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Attacks on U-38 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.