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Patrol info for U-68

Date lookup for 16 May 1942


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
14 May 1942Lorient10 Jul 1942Lorient58 days

Commander

Officers *


KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten
1WO

Oblt. Werner Happe
2WO

Oblt. Klaus Hänert

U-68's position on 16 May 1942

Ships hit by U-68 on this date

General Events during this patrol

1942

16 May 1942. U-68 was forced to enter the port of El Ferrol in neutral Spain by serious technical problems.

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