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Hans-Georg Hess
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U-868 - 2 patrols
1 ship sunk (672 tons)

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Convoy battles

Ships hit from convoy OB-197

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.
16 Aug 1940	U-30	Fritz-Julius Lemp		Clan Macphee	6,628		br
16 Aug 1940	U-46	Engelbert Endrass		Alcinous (d.)	6,189		nl
16 Aug 1940	U-48	Hans Rudolf Rösing		Hedrun	2,325		sw
					15,142
2 ships sunk (8,953 tons) and 1 ship damaged (6,189 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

2 ships sunk for a total of 8,953 GRT
1 ship damaged for a total of 6,189 GRT

Resource id #31

ms = 57.10N16.37W,57.16N17.02W,57.30N17.14W

Locations of ships hit from convoy OB-197.

Some 70 convoys on route OB were hit by U-boats in the war.
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