Patrol info for U-69
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 10 Feb 1941 | Kiel | 1 Mar 1941 | Lorient | 20 days |
Commander | Officers * | ||
 Kptlt. Jost Metzler |
1WO Oblt. Günther Heydemann |
2WO Hans-Botho Bade |
WO sea training Werner Klug |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-69
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We have 17 daily positions for the 20 days U-69 was at sea.
Departure from Kiel on 10 Feb 1941.
11 Feb 1941 - 12 Feb 1941 - 13 Feb 1941 - 14 Feb 1941 - 15 Feb 1941 - 16 Feb 1941 - 17 Feb 1941 - 18 Feb 1941 - 19 Feb 1941 - 20 Feb 1941 - 21 Feb 1941 - 22 Feb 1941 - 23 Feb 1941 - 24 Feb 1941 - 25 Feb 1941 - 26 Feb 1941 - 27 Feb 1941 - 28 Feb 1941 -
Arrival at Lorient on 1 Mar 1941.
Ships hit by U-69 during this patrol
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Siamese Prince | 8,456 |  | br | ||
| 19 Feb 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler | Empire Blanda | 5,693 | | br | HX-107 | |
| 23 Feb 1941 | U-69 | Jost Metzler |  | Marslew | 4,542 | | br | OB-288 |
| 18,691 | ||||||||
3 ships sunk (18,691 tons). Legend | ||||||||
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-69 during this patrol
22 Feb 1941
The U-boat was attacked twice with depth-charges by a Sunderland aircraft. (Sources: Kenneth Wynn)
24 Feb 1941
After a night attack on the convoy OB-288, the U-boat was attacked for three hours by one of the escorts with 22 depth charges, but escaped undamaged. (Sources: Kenneth Wynn)
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