U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-12

Date lookup for 2 Oct 1939


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
23 Sep 1939Wilhelmshaven8 Oct 1939Lost16 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Dietrich von der Ropp

Patrol description

Ordered to operate in the English Channel against the cross-channel troop transports from Britain to France, but the boat was probably lost on a mine in the Strait of Dover.


U-12's position on 2 Oct 1939

Ships hit by U-12 on this date

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