Patrol info for U-38
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 6 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 14 Sep 1941 | Lorient | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||||
 KrvKpt. Heinrich Schuch |
1WO Oblt. Günther Dangschat |
2WO Ltn. Reimar Ziesmer |
2WO Ltn. Gerth Gemeiner |
WO sea training Georg von Bitter |
WO sea training Siegfried Breinlinger |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-38
We have daily positions for all 40 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 6 Aug 1941.
7 Aug 1941 - 8 Aug 1941 - 9 Aug 1941 - 10 Aug 1941 - 11 Aug 1941 - 12 Aug 1941 - 13 Aug 1941 - 14 Aug 1941 - 15 Aug 1941 - 16 Aug 1941 - 17 Aug 1941 - 18 Aug 1941 - 19 Aug 1941 - 20 Aug 1941 - 21 Aug 1941 - 22 Aug 1941 - 23 Aug 1941 - 24 Aug 1941 - 25 Aug 1941 - 26 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941 - 28 Aug 1941 - 29 Aug 1941 - 30 Aug 1941 - 31 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941 - 2 Sep 1941 - 3 Sep 1941 - 4 Sep 1941 - 5 Sep 1941 - 6 Sep 1941 - 7 Sep 1941 - 8 Sep 1941 - 9 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941 - 11 Sep 1941 - 12 Sep 1941 - 13 Sep 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 14 Sep 1941.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-38 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Grönland (10 Aug 1941 - 27 Aug 1941)
Markgraf (27 Aug 1941 - 3 Sep 1941)
Ships hit by U-38 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1941 | U-38 | Heinrich Schuch |  | Longtaker | 1,700 |  | pa | A | |
| 1,700 | |||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,700 tons). Legend | |||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-38 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.