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Upon the return of U-5, Lehmann-Willenbrock was transferred to the newly commissioned, a Type VIIC U-boat whose crew underwent a three-month training period before being put onto active duty.

During three patrols under Willenbrock's command, U-96 sank 125, 580 tons of enemy shipping.

The third patrol alone resulted in seven ships sunk, for 49, 490 tons.

The seventh patrol was the approximate time that Lothar-Günther Buchheim boarded U-96 and documented the boat's successes in his book Das Boot.

Willenbrock earned all of his medals during his patrols with U-96.