Patrol info for U-96
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 12 Apr 1941 | St. Nazaire | 22 May 1941 | St. Nazaire | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |
1WO Oblt. Alfred Schlieper |
2WO Ltn. Hardo Rodler von Roithberg |
ObStrm Alfred Radermacher |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-96
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indicates an Allied attack on the boat.
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We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.
Departure from St. Nazaire on 12 Apr 1941.
13 Apr 1941 - 14 Apr 1941 - 15 Apr 1941 - 16 Apr 1941 - 17 Apr 1941 - 18 Apr 1941 - 19 Apr 1941 - 20 Apr 1941 - 21 Apr 1941 - 22 Apr 1941 - 23 Apr 1941 - 24 Apr 1941 - 25 Apr 1941 - 26 Apr 1941 - 27 Apr 1941 - 28 Apr 1941 - 29 Apr 1941 - 30 Apr 1941 - 1 May 1941 - 2 May 1941 - 3 May 1941 - 4 May 1941 - 5 May 1941 - 6 May 1941 - 7 May 1941 - 8 May 1941 - 9 May 1941 - 10 May 1941 - 11 May 1941 - 12 May 1941 - 13 May 1941 - 14 May 1941 - 15 May 1941 - 16 May 1941 - 17 May 1941 - 18 May 1941 - 19 May 1941 - 20 May 1941 - 21 May 1941 -
Arrival at St. Nazaire on 22 May 1941.
Ships hit by U-96 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock |  | Oilfield | 8,516 |  | br | HX-121 |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Port Hardy | 8,897 | | br | HX-121 |
| 28 Apr 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | | Caledonia | 9,892 |  | nw | HX-121 |
| 19 May 1941 | U-96 | Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock | Empire Ridge | 2,922 | | br | HG-61 | |
| 30,227 | ||||||||
4 ships sunk (30,227 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-96 during this patrol
28 Apr 1941
On 28 Apr 1941 southeast of Iceland, in position 60.04N, 15.45W, the British corvette HMS Gladiolus depth charged a German U-boat. This attack was for a while thought to have sunk U-65.
This attack was actually against U-96 inflicting no damage.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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