Patrol info for U-106
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Jul 1943 | Lorient | 2 Aug 1943 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Wolf-Dietrich Damerow |
2WO Ltn. Hasso Stegemann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-106
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We have 2 daily positions for the 6 days U-106 was at sea.
Departure from Lorient on 28 Jul 1943.
29 Jul 1943 - 30 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1943 - 1 Aug 1943 -
Sunk on 2 Aug 1943.
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
1 Aug 1943
The boat managed to fight off a Wellington bomber (Canadian Sqdn 407) that dropped 6 depth charges on the boat and then shadowed the boat vectoring in other allied forces. They arrived the next day and sank the boat. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 393)
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