U-boat patrols

Patrol info for U-106


DepartureArrival / FateDuration
25 Jul 1942Lorient29 Jul 1942Lorient5 days

Commander

Officers *


Kptlt. Hermann Rasch
2WO

Ltn. Helmut Wicke
2WO

Ltn. Hasso Stegemann

Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-106


We have daily positions for all 5 days on this patrol.

Departure from Lorient on 25 Jul 1942.
26 Jul 1942 - 27 Jul 1942 - 28 Jul 1942 -
Arrival at Lorient on 29 Jul 1942.

Ships hit by U-106 during this patrol

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-106 during this patrol

27 Jul 1942
15.30 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: strafing and bombing by a Wellington (311 Sqn RAF/A) killed the I WO, Oberleutnant zur See Günter Wißmann and wounded the commander. The boat had only left Lorient two days earlier and was forced to return to base by severe damage.

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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.

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