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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Tuesday, 27 April 1943 - Bordeaux -
Pre-war patrol preparation:
- Testing of Navigational and Radio Equipment.
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Daily F.d.U. Briefing
O.K.M.-Report:
a) Torpedo boats Jaguar and Greif, and Destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen, escorted light cruiser Nürnberg out of Harstad, Norway, toward Kiel.
b) U 180 (IXD1; Fregkpt. Werner Musenberg) has taken on the anticipated apparatus from the Japanese U-boat (I-29). It is operating as ordered in the area off Durban.
B.d.U.-Report:
a) For quite some time it has been possible to dispose a patrol line with boats from home waters and Western France, between Iceland and Greenland. The object of this is the interception of the next ONS convoy at present proceeding in the N. The following boats form the new Group "Star":
U 710 - 650 - 533 - 386 - 528 - 231 - 532 - 378 - 381 - 192 - 258 - 552 - 954 - U 648 (Oblt.d.R. Peter Arthur Stahl) - 209 - 413. At 1119, they are ordered per F.T.1038/27/191, to take up position in patrol lines from AD 8731 via AK 3523 to AK 0329 at 0900 on 28.4. A slower S.W. bound convoy is expected here from 28.4.
U 648 (Oblt.d.R. Peter Arthur Stahl), is proceeding with diesel/electric propulsion to the new position, and dives from 0930-0956 for trimming exercises. At 1214, U-Stahl has has to crash dive from A/C. At 1235 the Attack Periscope is steamed over, which is fixed by wiping down the mirror. U-Stahl surfaces at 1304 and is in Qu.AK3847 at 2400h.
B-Dienst Report:
a) According to a special Radio Intelligence report the SC 127 convoy should have been in BC 5447 at 2100 on 20.4, from there to a point BC 5278 and then on a course of 35° degrees. According to a new decoded report, the convoy was actually in BC 4372 on the evening of 21.4. It therefore curved prematurely to the N., probably to avoid a suspected U-boat disposition. At this time Group "Meise" with 19 boats, was in patrol line from AJ 1690 to AJ 6980.
b) According to an American U-boat situation report the enemy suspected 15 boats in the area 50 - 55° N and 39 - 45° W on 25.4. Actually Group "Specht" had 16 boats in this area. In spite of the fact that on the previous days numerous wireless messages were sent and U-boats sighted, the very exact dividing line of this patrol line is significant, especially, as up to then Group "Specht" was on the move and took up the present disposition from the south, only shortly beforehand. This confirms, more than ever, the suspicion that the enemy has at his disposal a radar device, especially, effective for aircraft, which our boats are powerless to intercept.
c) Further, 5 boats were reported within 150 seamile circumference of 50° N, 34° W. Supplies have taken place here for a long time. Unfortunately, the boats have often inaugurated radio concerts here and this had led to the interception of the supply point. It is, however, significant that this was suspected in the area where there has been no wireless activity for several days.
d) Radar jamming devices began operations in eastern England.
RST
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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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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115