Patrol info for U-99
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 18 Jun 1940 | Kiel | 25 Jun 1940 | Wilhelmshaven | 8 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Kptlt. Otto Kretschmer |
1WO Oblt. Klaus Bargsten |
2WO Ltn. Horst Elfe |
Left Germany for a patrol in the North Atlantic, but while still in the North Sea a crew member became ill and the boat set course on Bergen to land him there. On 22 June, they transferred the ill crewman to Stör off Børnestangen, Norway. But en route U-99 had damaged when attacked in error by own aircraft and was forced to abort the patrol. Its arrival in Wilhelmshaven was delayed by fog and an Allied air attack on the harbour.
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-99
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Departure from Kiel on 18 Jun 1940.
19 Jun 1940 - 20 Jun 1940 - 21 Jun 1940 - 22 Jun 1940 - 23 Jun 1940 - 24 Jun 1940 -
Arrival at Wilhelmshaven on 25 Jun 1940.
Ships hit by U-99 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-99 during this patrol
21 Jun 1940
The boat, while inbound to Bergen with a sick crewman, sailed into the path of the German battlecruiser Scharnhorst and its Ar196 scout aircraft mistook the boat for a British submarine attacking it causing damage that forced the boat back to Germany for repairs. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 171)
23 Jun 1940
The damaged boat was returning from Bergen to Wilhelmshaven when bombed by aircraft twice that day, causing only minor damage. (Sources: Ritschel)
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