Patrol info for U-68
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 30 Jun 1941 | Kiel | 1 Aug 1941 | Lorient | 33 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 KrvKpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten |
1WO Oblt. August Maus |
2WO Ltn. Albert Lauzemis |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-68
We have daily positions for all 33 days on this patrol.
Departure from Kiel on 30 Jun 1941.
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Arrival at Lorient on 1 Aug 1941.
Ships hit by U-68 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-68 during this patrol
27 Jul 1941
Atlantic west of Corunna, Spain: U-68 was kept down and held off a convoy by 24 depth charges from Flower Class corvette HMS Rhododendron. Another U-boat got the same treatment from HMS Sunflower and Pimpernel at roughly the same time. (Sources: Blair, vol 1, page 328)
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.