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U 115
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First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Sunday, 11 April 1943 - 12th U.-Flotilla Bordeaux (Korvkpt. Klaus Scholtz; ex U 108) -
Daily F.d.U. Briefing
O.K.W.-Report:
a) The Führer issued orders that the best armies, the best leaders and the best weapons were to be made available for employment in the "Encirclement of the enemy forces deployed in the Kursk area".
b) The Allies claim several German transport aircraft shot down flying between Sicily and Tunisia. On the ground, Allied troops captured Kairouan, Tunisia.
c) 73 Zero fighters and 27 D3A carrier dive bombers attacked Oro Bay near Dobodura, Australian Papua, sinking 1 US cargo ship, sinking 1 US destroyer, damaging 1 transport, and damaging 1 Australian minesweeper.
O.K.M-Report:
a) Of the boats sent in to pick up survivors from the "Irene" U 128 (Oblt. Hermann Steinert) was forced to submerge for several hours by a search group in BE 9726, U 176 (Kptlt. Reiner Dierksen) suspected the sinking to have been in BE 9790. At 1800 on the 10th April she observed in that position or southward from it a large cloud of smoke but found nothing in spite of a lengthy search. Our own air reconnaissance reported at 1101 in BE 9739, 8 empty rescue floats. Our own boats were ordered to proceed over the above mentioned square and, if nothing were sighted up to then, to break off the search at midday on the 12th of April.
B.d.U.-Report:
a) U 84 (Kptlt. Horst Uphoff) will proceed to AJ 82 and en route there, in order to give a false impression of the presence of several boats, give out radio messages continuously.
b) U 615 (Kptlt. Ralph Kapitzky) pursued the vessel reported yesterday further and sank it at night in AK 5417. The vessel was probably an auxiliary warship of 12,000 GRT. The Commanding Officer was wounded by splinters and had to return.
c) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) sighted the American vessel "Monasses", 5,983 GRT, course 45°, in ET 8881 and sank her by torpedo and artillery fire. In the course of the engagement 1 man was killed (MtrGfr. Wilhelm Williger) and 2 injured by 3.7 cm barrel premature. As it was necessary for them to be taken on by a homeward-bound vessel, rendezvous was arranged with U 516 (KrvKpt. Gerhard Wiebe) at 1200 on the 12th April in FE 6155.
d) U 117 (XB; Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann) has carried out minelaying as ordered.
e) U 414 (Oblt. Walther Huth) has passed the Straits of Gibraltar and has, therefore, reached the area under the command of the Senior Officer U-boats, Mediterranean.
f) U 465 (Kptlt. Heinz Wolf) was bombed by an aircraft in BF 4569 and is returning.
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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Monday,
12 April 1943 - 12th U.-Flotilla Bordeaux (Korvkpt. Klaus Scholtz; ex U 108) -
Daily F.d.U. Briefing
O.K.W.-Report:
a) The Führer named Martin Bormann his secretary.
b) Our troops announced the discovery of over 4,000 bodies of Polish officers, reportedly deported by the Soviets in 1940, in a mass grave at Katyn, near Smolensk.
c) British RAF Desert Air Force assumed leadership roles in Operation Flax in North Africa. On the ground, troops of British 8th Army captured Sousse, Tunisia.
B.d.U.-Report:
a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) gave wounded men over to U 516 (KrvKpt. Gerhard Wiebe).
b) U 303 (Kptlt. Karl-Franz Heine) passed the Straits of Gibraltar and, therefore, has entered the area under the command of Senior Officer U-boats, Mediterranean.
c) According to a report from the British Station Daventry regarding the destruction of (U 444 Oblt. Albert Langfeld) and U 432 (Kptlt. Hermann Eckhardt) the following information has been obtained: U 444 was attacked near Convoy No. 16 (HX-228) by British destroyer "Harvester" with depth charges and later, when she had to surface, rammed. The destroyer was also damaged in this engagement. The French corvette "Aconit" hurried to her assistance, firing with guns on the boat, which was surfaced, and sinking her after further ramming.
The damaged destroyer "Harvester" the next morning was completely out of action and had to stop. She was sunk shortly after by U 432 with 2 torpedoes. The "Aconit" which had hurried to the scene sighted the U-boat on the surface and sank her by gunfire and ramming, after she had submerged for a short time and been attacked by depth charges. 29 men in all were rescued from the two boats.
B-Dienst Report:
a) According to Italian decypher, SC 126, expected by Group "Meise", was in position BB 8851 at 2100 on the 9th April, course about 90°, speed 7.5 knots.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115