Patrol info for U-97
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Mar 1942 | La Spezia | 30 Mar 1942 | Salamis | 17 days |
Commander | Officers * | |||
 Udo Heilmann |
1WO Oblt. Otto Hartmann |
2WO Oblt. Victor-Wilhelm Nonn |
ObStrm Wilhelm Prehn |
WO Oblt. Otto Tinschert |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-97
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We have 16 daily positions for the 17 days U-97 was at sea.
Departure from La Spezia on 14 Mar 1942.
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Arrival at Salamis on 30 Mar 1942.
Ships hit by U-97 during this patrol
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General Events during this patrol
1942
28 Mar 1942. U-97 had to return from patrol in the Mediterranean due to technical problems.
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Attacks on U-97 during this patrol
27 Mar 1942
At 20.00 hours, the boat was unsuccessfully attacked with 5 bombs by a British Sunderland aircraft (Sqdn 230) in the Eastern Mediterranean. (Sources: Rohwer/Ritschel)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.
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