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Friday, 29 January 1943 - Stettin

Conducting tactical exercises and training with the 4th Training Flotilla (Freg.Kpt. Heinz FISCHER), Stettin and AGRU-Front, (Kvt.Kpt.-Ing. H. MÜLLER).

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Six RAF Mosquito aircraft attack Berlin, during the Party's 10th Anniversary celebration.

Soviet troops capture Maikop, Caucasus.

Benito Mussolini meets with the Commando Supremo. Among the items discussed is the plan to salvage, repair, and recommission French battleships Strasbourg and Dunkerque into the Italian Navy by the end of 1946.

U 381 (Kptlt. Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg) sighted sea plane in CE 9748 while en route to new "Delphin" patrol lines.

With the return of U 466 (Oblt. Gerhard Thäter), 20 boats of Group "Haudegen" are now distributed in the patrol lines ordered earlier, from AJ 2442 to AK 7132. To occupy as temporary operations areas: U 594 = AK 49, U 413 = AK 81. Both boats reported their fuel situation and should be able to remain in the ordered areas for 5 - 7 days. In this way the area S.E. of the "Haudegen" lines will be simultaneously patrolled.

Position for U 118 (XB; Korvkpt. Werner Czygan) is DH 21 after execution of the special duties. The supplying of the "Delphin" boats is intended here.

Owing to the necessary return passage of U 460 (Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor) of the second needed tanker - the supply situation is at the moment very unfavorable. Fuel delivery to U 664 (Oblt. Adolf Graef) from U 117 (XB; Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann) could not be carried out in the bad weather conditions. U 466 (Oblt. Gerhard Thäter) on return passage with about 70 cubic meters of fuel is to be used as a tanker and has arrived in AK 86 with U 266 (Kptlt. Ralf von Jessen). Further, U 598 (Kptlt. Gottfried Holtorf) and U 175 (Kptlt. Heinrich Bruns) received orders to carry out return passage if possible without fuel replenishment. The supplying of U 706 (Kptlt. Alexander von Zitzewitz) awash in BD 67 is to take place from the outward bound U 439 (Kptlt. Wolfgang Sporn). All boats are again reminded to proceed at economical cruising speed during bad weather and in the operations area.

Owing to the return of a blockade runner, Route Anton is to be closed as follows: From 1.2 to 13.2 inclusive between 5° S., 15° N. From 8.2 to 17.2 between 15° N. and 30° N. From 14.2 entire northern section N. of 30° N. Apart from this the eastern boundary of route Anton is transferred 200 sea miles to the E. between 3° S. and 13° N. This is only in connection with the present closing of the route.

U 337 (Oblt. Kurt Ruwiedel) on first patrol, has up to now operated in the Group "Jaguar". It last reported a short weather report from AE 83 on 3.1. (Iceland Passage). Subsequently, the boat was again requested to report on 24.1., but no reply was received. Information of the loss - place and time is not available. As in spite of repeated requests, no position report has been received, the loss of this boat must be presumed.

The U.S.A. captures a Japanese 5-digit naval code book.

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Torpedo Firing Training with the 25th Flotilla Danzig.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115

Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...

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Saturday, 30 January 1943 - Stettin

Conducting tactical exercises and training with the 4th Training Flotilla (Freg.Kpt. Heinz FISCHER), Stettin and AGRU-Front, (Kvt.Kpt.-Ing. H. MÜLLER).

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Erich Raeder is officially relieved of his duty as the head of the German Navy.

B.d.U. Admiral Karl Dönitz is promoted to Grand Admiral.

Soviet troops reach the Red Square in central Stalingrad. Hermann Göring publicly notes that the defense and sacrifice at Stalingrad, will go down in history as a heroic tale.

Our DAK defeats French troops and captures Faïd Pass, Tunisia.

The following area are to be occupied after replenishing supplies from "Milkcow" U 459 (KrvKpt. Georg von Wilamowitz-Möllendorf):
U 506 (Kptlt. Erich Würdemann) and U 509 (Oblt. Werner Witte) are to operate in grid GR with directions to proceed near to Cape Town for the time being, to intercept traffic routes. U 516 (Korvkpt. Gerhard Wiebe) is to operate with Port Elizabeth as center point. If the boats do not find traffic in the areas indicated, U 506 and 509 have freedom of movement to both sides. U 182 (IXD2; Kptlt. Asmus Nicolai Clausen) on its first operational trip, and also making for the southern tip of Africa, is to occupy the area Mozambique Channel between 20° and 31°S. Boats are reminded of circumspect, sparing use of torpedoes.
U 459 has filled up the boats detailed for operations in Africa U 506, 509 and 516 in GG 54. Assembly point for U 160 (Kptlt. Georg Lassen) also detailed for this area is FU 44 on 4.2.
U 117 (XB; Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann) has supplied U 662 (KrvKpt. Wolfgang Hermann), U 333 (Oblt. Werner Schwaff; "Ali" Cremer in hospital) has handed over "Bolde" (decoy) to U 404 (Kptlt. Otto von Bülow).

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Torpedo Firing Training with the 25th Flotilla Danzig.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115