[CPTLTJASON]

1/7/1941 Central Atlantic EP 9518 110th day at sea

BDU ordered Hartmann to halt the return transit, resupply from the MV Thalia, and proceed to a new operations area, Pernambuco.

Hartmann arrived in mid December and began operations on the 28th the British freighter DALTON 5,084 grt in ballast from Aruba to Karachi on January 2, 1941 the South African freighter FRENCH 8,172 grt in ballast from Port of Spain to Calcutta on January 5, 1941 the Panamanian freighter MAPCO 7,901 grt loaded with 8,000 tons of freight from Fremantle to Coloń.

Hartmann will patrol naval squares FB, FC, and FK U-48 will be resupplied from the tanker Nordmark.

On her second patrol U-48 has sunk 104,784 grt in total she has sunk 125,496 grt of shipping. BDU awarded the Iron Cross I Class and the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross to Kplt Hartmann.