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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Wednesday, 28 April 1943 - Bordeaux
- Taking on of Provisions, Ammunitions, Torpedoes:
Ari and Flak ammunition:
- 10,5cm-SK-C/30: 150 x SpG; 80 x PbG; 20 x LkG
- 3.7cm-SK-C/30: 2550 x PbG
- Twin-M.G.-2cm-C/30: 2640 (x2=5280) x SpG; 1360 (x2=2720) x PpG (x2 = Total: 8000)
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Daily F.d.U. Briefing
O.K.W.-Report:
a) Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu wrote to Baron Hiroshi Oshima in Berlin, urging the ambassador to exert his influence with our leadership to encourage Germany to make a separate peace with the Soviet Union.
b) Otto Skorzeny is promoted to the rank of Hauptsturmführer and was given command of the commandos of the Oranienburg Special Training Unit.
B.d.U.-Report:
a) At 0400, U 648 (Oblt.d.R. Peter Arthur Stahl) is standing up and down in the ordered position Qu.AK 3851 in the patrol line, ESE1/1, good visibility, 1015mb. At 0904, U-Stahl dives for trimming exercise and surfaces at 0930. At 1053, U-Stahl receives F.T.1037/28/120: U-Witzendorff (U 650) has contact to convoy ONS.5 in AD 3738, 8-10kn, 270°, and operates with highest speed on convoy. From 1910-2120, one diesel has to be repaired due to a broken valve spring.
b) U 504 (Kptlt. Wilhelm Luis) was attacked by aircraft without previous radar location in BF 49 after a suspicious looking trawler group had passed. The boat presumes cooperation.
c) U 437 (Oblt. Hermann Lamby) was heavily bombed during the night in BF 7281 (outbound). The boat is temporarily out of control and submerging is restricted. Help is urgently needed. All boats in the vicinity are ordered to proceed at high speed to this area to render assistance. Destroyer and fighter protection is requested.
The night attacks repeatedly reported recently make it necessary for the boats in the Biscay area to be given permission to proceed on the surface during the day only to recharge batteries, and submerged at night.
Every effort is being made to produce apparatus able to intercept the radar equipment presumably used by the enemy.
d) U 710 (Oblt. Dietrich von Carlowitz) has not reported since it sailed from Kiel on 15.4. There have been numerous sighting and attack messages recently from the area of the Iceland Passage, so that its loss through aircraft must be presumed.
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Thusday,
29 April 1943 - Bordeaux
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Taking on of Provisions, Ammunitions, Torpedoes:
- Rohr I-II-IV: T-3, Pi-2/39H (MZ/AZ)
- Rohr III: AtoFAT, Pi-1/G7H (AZ)
- Fwd above floor plates: 2 x T-3, Pi-2/39H (MZ/AZ)
- Fwd below floor plates: 1 x T-3, Pi-2/39H (MZ/AZ) and 3 x AtoFAT, Pi-1/G7H (AZ)
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Daily F.d.U. Briefing
O.K.W.-Report:
a) The Führer met with French Prime Minister Pierre Laval and Italian Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Giuseppe Bastianini, at the Berghof.
b) Our troops fell back to Lake Garaet Anchkel west of Bizerte, Tunisia; "Grado" Battalion of the "San Marco" Italian Naval Infantry Regiment, served as rearguard.
B.d.U.-Report:
a) Convoy No. 33 (ONS.5):
At 0400,
U 648 (Oblt.d.R. Peter Arthur Stahl) is in Qu.AK 2145. After diving 4 times for sound detection of the convoy,
U-Stahl is maneuvering into submerged attack position at 0930; Wabos are being dropped but not close to the boat, light concussions. Upon surfacing,
U-Stahl sends at 1019, ßß Enemy steers 220°.
U-Stahl is on course 220° and highest speed, as to be in position for a submerged attack, as soon as the weather clears up, which is rapidly deteriorating, visibility up to 2000m, wind and sea increasing heavily, max speed possible is 10kn. There have been no further contact reports since 1100.
U-Stahl dives 2 more times for sound detection in the afternoon and evening but has lost contact with the convoy, position at 2400, Qu.AK 1172.
The operation on the convoy continues, and the boats are to continue the search assuming the enemy's course to be from 205 - 250° and enemy speed to be 4 - 7 knots according to the weather.
b) U 437 (Oblt. Hermann Lamby) able to submerge only with difficulty after bombing attack in BF 7371. Speed 7 knots, course 80°. 2 waves of 4 Ju. 88's. Only aerial protection. U 437 reported at 1450. Speed 14 knots. Boats approaching to render assistance are ordered to proceed on their course, U 571 (Kptlt. Helmut Möhlmann) on the return passage is to follow the damaged U 437 to render assistance if necessary.
c) The loss of U 174 (Oblt. Wolfgang Grandefeld) must be presumed, as this boat has not answered numerous requests to report. Last message from convoy area in BB 8689 on 27.4.
B-Dienst Report:
a) After much experimentation an "Upkeep" bomb drop was successfully carried out at Reculver in southeastern Britain. By this time several of the new Lancaster bombers modified for dam attacks have been delivered to the squadron's base, RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115