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Sunday, 1 November 1942 - Gotenhafen-Oxhöft
Work-up's and Trials with the U.A.K. (Kpt.z.S.R. BRÄUTIGAM), the 2nd Training Division (U.L.D.; Freg.Kpt.d.R. Ernst HASSHAGEN) and 22nd U-Flotilla (Korvkpt. Wilhelm Ambrosius):
Dry-Run Exercises with Machinery/Mechanics; Weapons; Torpedoes.
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U 563 (Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann) reports ship traveling alone in BE 2647 on course 0°. Pursuit was broken off because of excessive use of lubricating oil.
U 664 (Oblt. Adolf Graef) was heavily attacked by aircraft in approximately AL 10 and has to return to port. (Possibly air cover for an E. bound convoy).
U 575 (Kptlt. Günther Heydemann) reports in connection with sinking of 29 October that the ship formerly described as a freighter was actually a troop ship transport of the "Abosso" type (11,330 T). At the point where she sank there are about 10 cutters and many rafts full of soldiers. Boat sighted 3 steamers and 1 destroyer at 1329, 1 November in BD 6859, sailing on S. course. She is returning to base.
U 332 (Kptlt. Johannes Liebe) situation: nothing further seen in areas EE 60, EF 80 and EP 20 since 23 January.
U D 5 (ex Dutch submarine O 27; KptzS. Bruno Mahn) sighted destroyer in DG 8143, course 0°.
Aircraft reported convoy in BE 9755 at 1155, consisting of 10 merchant ships, and 3 patrol boats on N. course at low speed. (Evidently the rest of SL 125.
"Milkcow" U 463 (KrvKpt. Leo Wolfbauer) carried out transfer of supplies and is returning to port. Reports convoy in BD 6815, which steered course 270° at first and then changed to 180°.
U 516 (Korvkpt. Gerhard Wiebe) took on provisions for 10 days from "Milkcow" U 462 (Oblt. Bruno Vowe). Tanker situation: 555 cubic meters fuel oil; 8 cubic meters of motor oil; 169 day supply of provisions and 4 torpedoes.
Rommel begins to devise a plan to withdraw his forces at El Alamein, Egypt westward to Fuka, but will not activate the plan yet.
Our III.Panzer Korps captures Alagir on the Terek River in the Caucasus.
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Monday, 2 November 1942 - Gotenhafen-Oxhöft
Work-up's and Trials with the U.A.K. (Kpt.z.S.R. BRÄUTIGAM), the 2nd Training Division (U.L.D.; Freg.Kpt.d.R. Ernst HASSHAGEN) and 22nd U-Flotilla (Korvkpt. Wilhelm Ambrosius):
Dry-Run Exercises with Machinery/Mechanics; Weapons; Torpedoes.
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U 514 (Kptlt. Hans Jürgen Auffermann) reported
7 large ships and a destroyer in CF 4399 on E. course. U 514
was forced to submerge at once by aircraft and lost contact. Since this convoy was possibly a troop or equipment transport group for Gibraltar, orders were given U 130 - U 620 - U 572 and U 103 to operate on supposed course to Gibraltar. Convoy sailed at estimated speed of 10 knots. Of the boats mentioned, U 620 has a damaged rudder, U 103 has difficulty submerging and U 440 needs repairs on her stern tube and operated against single ship on courses in CG 7535 at 1418 hours - no attack because of high speed.
No further reports came in on the enemy.
Operations on carrier force broken off. U 510 and U 134 sailing S. to DT 50.
Supply activity by "Milkcow" U 462 (Oblt. Bruno Vowe) forthcoming.
U 103 and U 440 to meet
U 509 (IXC; KrvKpt. Werner Witte) on 6 November in DG 3355 to take on about 60 cubic meters of fuel each. Both boats to continue southward.
"Milkcow" U 463 (KrvKpt. Leo Wolfbauer) took over
radar interception escort for
U 575 (Kptlt. Günther Heydemann).
"Operation Supercharge" is launched at El Alamein, Egypt, destroying many Axis tanks and guns. Axis tanks counterattack at 1100 hours, which fail to stop the Allied advances. During the night, Rommel requests permission from The Führer to fall back, which will be denied on the next day.
Our 13th Panzer Div. of the III Panzer Korps reaches what will be
the farthest point to the southeast reached by the Wehrmacht, when it is halted by Soviet forces, 5 miles outside Ordshonikidze, Azerbaijan.
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