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U-Boat Operations
Major contributors to this section:
Commanders, Flotillas & Yards —  Fernando Almeida
Ships, General —  Werner Freitag
Ship Details —  David Rayner & Walter Janssens
Detail Consultant —  Horst Schmeisser
Patrols, Fates and Air Attacks —  Howard Cock

U-668Type VIIC
Feldpost NumberM 49 834
Construction YardHowaldtswerke AG, Hamburg
Yard Number817
Ordered15th Aug 1940
Keel laid11th Oct 1941
Launched5th Oct 1942
Commissioned16th Nov 1942
Baubelehrung8.KLA, Hamburg
Training, Flotillas and Duties
11.42 - 01.435.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
02.43 - 12.4322.U-Flottille, Gotenhafen
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
01.44 - 03.445.U-Flottille, Kiel
Ausbildungsboot (under training)
04.44 - 07.446.U-Flottille, St.Nazaire
Frontboot (operational)
07.44 - 05.4513.U-Flottille, Trondheim
Frontboot (operational)
Commanders
11.42 - 04.45OL Wolfgang von Eickstedt
04.45 - 05.45KL Fritz Henning
see also: U-561 U-565 

Operations information for U-668
01.04.1944 - 02.04.1944
First Sailing
U-668 left Kiel under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt on 1st Apr 1944 and arrived at Kristiansand-Marviken on 2nd Apr 1944 after one day.
13.05.1944 - 14.05.1944
Second Sailing
On the 13th May 1944, U-668 left Kristiansand-Marviken under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt and after one day arrived at Bergen on 14th May 1944.
14.05.1944 - 18.05.1944
Third Sailing
U-668 departed under Wolfgang Eickstedt from Bergen on 14th May 1944 and arrived at Skjomenfjord on 18th May 1944 after four days.
22.05.1944 - 25.06.1944
Fourth Sailing - active patrol
U-668 left Skjomenfjord under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt on 22nd May 1944 and after nearly five weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 25th Jun 1944.
06.07.1944 - 07.07.1944
Fifth Sailing
On the 6th Jul 1944, U-668 left Hammerfest under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt and arrived at Narvik on 7th Jul 1944 after one day.
19.07.1944 - 27.08.1944
Sixth Sailing - active patrol
U-668 departed under Wolfgang Eickstedt from Narvik on 19th Jul 1944 and after five and a half weeks arrived at Hammerfest on 27th Aug 1944.
14.09.1944 - 03.10.1944
Seventh Sailing - active patrol
U-668 left Hammerfest under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt on 14th Sep 1944 and arrived at Bogenbucht on 3rd Oct 1944 after more than two weeks.
14.10.1944 - 14.10.1944
Eighth Sailing
On the 14th Oct 1944, U-668 left Bogenbucht under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt and arrived at Narvik on the same day.
15.10.1944 - 11.11.1944
Ninth Sailing - active patrol
U-668 departed under Wolfgang Eickstedt from Narvik on 15th Oct 1944 and arrived at Harstad on 11th Nov 1944 after nearly four weeks.
22.11.1944 - 19.12.1944
Tenth Sailing - active patrol
U-668 left Harstad under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt on 22nd Nov 1944 and after nearly four weeks arrived at Bogenbucht on 19th Dec 1944.
01.03.1945 - 17.04.1945
Eleventh Sailing - active patrol
On the 1st Mar 1945, U-668 left Narvik under the command of Wolfgang Eickstedt and arrived back at Narvik on 17th Apr 1945 after more than six weeks on patrol.

Notes for U-668


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