Patrol info for U-106
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 29 Jul 1942 | Lorient | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Hermann Rasch |
2WO Ltn. Helmut Wicke |
2WO Ltn. Hasso Stegemann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-106
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We have daily positions for all 5 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 25 Jul 1942.
26 Jul 1942 - 27 Jul 1942 - 28 Jul 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 29 Jul 1942.
Ships hit by U-106 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-106 during this patrol
27 Jul 1942
At 15.30 hours, the outbound boat was strafed and bombed by a Wellington aircraft (311 Sqn RAF/A) in the Bay of Biscay, killing the I WO Oberleutnant zur See Günter Wißmann and wounding the commander. The boat had only left Lorient two days earlier and was forced to return to base.
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