Patrol info for U-126
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Sep 1941 | Lorient | 13 Dec 1941 | Lorient | 81 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Ernst Bauer |
1WO Oblt. Kurt Neubert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-126
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We have daily positions for all 81 days on this patrol.
Departure from Lorient on 24 Sep 1941.
25 Sep 1941 - 26 Sep 1941 - 27 Sep 1941 - 28 Sep 1941 - 29 Sep 1941 - 30 Sep 1941 - 1 Oct 1941 - 2 Oct 1941 - 3 Oct 1941 - 4 Oct 1941 - 5 Oct 1941 - 6 Oct 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 - 8 Oct 1941 - 9 Oct 1941 - 10 Oct 1941 - 11 Oct 1941 - 12 Oct 1941 - 13 Oct 1941 - 14 Oct 1941 - 15 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 - 17 Oct 1941 - 18 Oct 1941 - 19 Oct 1941 - 20 Oct 1941 - 21 Oct 1941 - 22 Oct 1941 - 23 Oct 1941 - 24 Oct 1941 - 25 Oct 1941 - 26 Oct 1941 - 27 Oct 1941 - 28 Oct 1941 - 29 Oct 1941 - 30 Oct 1941 - 31 Oct 1941 - 1 Nov 1941 - 2 Nov 1941 - 3 Nov 1941 - 4 Nov 1941 - 5 Nov 1941 - 6 Nov 1941 - 7 Nov 1941 - 8 Nov 1941 - 9 Nov 1941 - 10 Nov 1941 - 11 Nov 1941 - 12 Nov 1941 - 13 Nov 1941 - 14 Nov 1941 - 15 Nov 1941 - 16 Nov 1941 - 17 Nov 1941 - 18 Nov 1941 - 19 Nov 1941 - 20 Nov 1941 - 21 Nov 1941 - 22 Nov 1941 - 23 Nov 1941 - 24 Nov 1941 - 25 Nov 1941 - 26 Nov 1941 - 27 Nov 1941 - 28 Nov 1941 - 29 Nov 1941 - 30 Nov 1941 - 1 Dec 1941 - 2 Dec 1941 - 3 Dec 1941 - 4 Dec 1941 - 5 Dec 1941 - 6 Dec 1941 - 7 Dec 1941 - 8 Dec 1941 - 9 Dec 1941 - 10 Dec 1941 - 11 Dec 1941 - 12 Dec 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 13 Dec 1941.
Ships hit by U-126 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 1941 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer |  | Nailsea Manor | 4,926 |  | br | OS-7 |
| 10 Oct 1941 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | HMS LCT-102 [Trans.] | 450 | | br | OS-7 | |
| 19 Oct 1941 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Lehigh | 4,983 |  | am | |
| 20 Oct 1941 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | British Mariner (t.) | 6,996 | | br | |
| 13 Nov 1941 | U-126 | Ernst Bauer | | Peru | 6,961 | | br | |
| 24,316 | ||||||||
5 ships sunk (24,316 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
1941
22 Nov 1941. British cruiser HMS Devonshire attacked and sank the German raider Atlantis in the South Atlantic. U-126, which had rendez-voused with the German vessel to obtain supplies, took on board 107 survivors of the Atlantis and supported a further 200 in lifeboats for the next two days.
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Attacks on U-126 during this patrol
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