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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Wednesday, 7 July 1943 - North of Iles Crozet -
Annex 1
S u p p l y :
1.) Meeting was good (including Recognition Signal exchange).
2.) Fuel oil transfer according to plan and smoothly (83 cbm taken on in 3h).
3.) Provisions transfer considerably complicated because in addition to inflatable boat as cargo boat only 1 small boat from the supplier as towing boat (Launch of the motorboat and torpedo loading not tried because of the poor sea state). Doctors visit done.
4.) Signal personnel at tanker at a strength of 1:1 was sufficient but is not enough for group supply.
5.) Beyond fuel and provisions the supplier was not fitted out for supply (hardly any spare parts etc., i.e., Repair of compressor not possible).
6.) The kindness of the supply ship Captain to the last crew member was exemplary.
7.) Supply was great for morale of own boat and for the raider crew.
8.) Weather and Sea conditions throughout were consistently poor with high winds, overcast and swell.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115 |
Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Wednesday,
7 July 1943 - North of Iles Crozet -
Annex 2
Radio Messages transferred by Supply Ship:
From O.K.W.:
a) At Wolfsschanze, rocket research team leaders Wernher von Braun, Walter Dornberger and Ernst Steinhoff (brother of Kptlt. Friedrich Steinhoff) presented The Führer, Albert Speer, Wilhelm Keitel, and Alfred Jodl their research, including a film of a V-2 rocket launch, and successfully convinced The Führer to give rocket research and production a high priority.
b) The first Ta 152A prototype aircraft - an improved version of the excellent Fw 190D fighter - took flight.
c) During the Battle of Kursk, Soviet Il-2M aircraft attacked tanks of the German 9th Panzer Division. Our Luftwaffe responded with attacks of He 111 tactical bombers, flying 178 sorties, and Lt.Erich Hartmann (II/JG52) shot down 7 enemy airplanes, totalling 22 kills since the start of the battle.
From B.d.U.:
a) U 198 (IXD2; Kpt.z.S. Werner Hartmann) sank the Greek "Hydraios" 4,476 GRT on 6.7. in KP 3810 and the British "Leana" 4,742 GRT by gunfire on 7.7. Captain captured. Both ships were steering a course of 240°.
b) U 196 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat) has freedom of action to the W. as far as the coast in U 178's (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes) area (Mozambique Channel).
c) U 185 (IXC/40; Kptlt. August Maus) attacked a convoy (BT-18 from Bahia, Brazil to Trinidad), course 290, 10 knots in FC 7179 (about 125-175 miles east of Fortaleza, Brazil). During the first attack one tanker and one freighter, each 8,000 GRT, were left burning and sinking, and a Pi 2 hit was scored on 7,000 tonner. In the second attack in FB 9396 one freighter and one ammunition ship each of 6,000 GRT were sunk. The boat dived after gunfire. Air escort with the convoy by day, untrained escort vessels only by night, so far no Radar.
d) U 373 (Kptlt. Paul-Karl Loeser) sailed for mining operation Port Lyautey (Rabat, Morocco).
B-Dienst Report:
a) A rubber dinghy with 2 English airmen was reported by the enmey in BF 7741 (WNW off Fisterra). Boats were instructed to take them prisoner if sighted.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115