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Thursday, 4 March 1943 - Bornholm/Rönne

Silent Running Test at Rönne.

During transit, testing of Short Range Radar FMG 41G (gU) FuMO 29 Seetakt equipment and FuMB-1/Metox600A.

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B.d.U. HQ moves from Paris to Berlin, Hotel am Steinplatz (until 12/43).

While proceeding to American coast, U 515 (Kptlt. Werner Henke) sunk the British ship "California Star" on a course of 45, speed 15 knots in CD 3245, carry butter and meat from New Zealand to England, and U 172 (Kptlt. Carl Emmermann) sunk a steamer of 9,000 GRT carrying ammunition on a course of 100, speed 16 knots in CD 3239.

U 160 (Kptlt. Georg Lassen) sighted a convoy on the night of 3.3. composed of 10 steamers and three escort vessels on a southeast course. The boat pursued it from KZ 1336 to 2442 and sank a tanker and 4 freighters of 32,000 GRT. Two freighters were left sinking. All the ships were fully laden.
Situation: There has been daylight traffic by fast isolated vessels and small escort vessels south of Durban since 1.3. The traffic puts in with surface and air escort from the 200 meter line, and on the outward passage as far as KZ 1336, then it spreads out to sea. There is strong aerial activity by day and land radar off the harbor.

U 506 (Kptlt. Erich Würdemann) reports approx. 4 freighters with destroyer and air escort at 0800 in KY 5640, on a westerly course. Otherwise nothing was sighted from GR 80 via 90 to KY 53.

An American convoy is expected to put out of Cape Town for the Persian Gulf on about 5.3.

The ops. area near Cape Town is to be extended immediately to the south as far as the latitude 45° S. The eastern and western boundaries are as formerly - 5° and 40° E. The new southerly boundaries may on no account be passed owing to the presence of our own ships.

If possible without danger to ourselves, U-boats are to stop Portuguese ships, and search for members of enemy states of military age. If these are particularly suitable they are to be taken on board.

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) undergoes Final Repairs at Blohm & Voss shipyard Hamburg.

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Friday, 5 March 1943 - Kiel

1506 - Arrival at Kiel Kriegsmarinewerft - Degausing

(The unfinished) Aircraft Carrier Graf Zeppelin and Heavy Cruiser Gneisenau (historically, was in Gotenhafen at the time) are in Kiel.

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B.d.U. HQ moves from Paris to Berlin, Hotel am Steinplatz (until 12/43).

British bombers attack the Krupp works at Essen, Germany; This is the Allies' first attack on this industrial region, which started what the Allies called the Battle of the Ruhr. This attack also sees the first successful use of "Oboe", an aerial blind bombing targeting system.

Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue departs Argentia, Newfoundland, bound for mid-Atlantic rendezvous with eastbound Convoy HX.228.

Tirpitz completes post-refitting trials in Drontheim.

U 333 (Oblt. Werner Schwaff; in deputize for "Ali" Cremer in hospital) was attacked by enemy aircraft at night without previous radar in BF 5897. Slight damage. Aircraft was shot down in flames.

U 445 (Oblt. Heinz-Konrad Fenn) sighted outward bound convoy at 1215 in CG 9577. Contact was lost after hydrophone activity accompanied by bombs and depth charges lasting 12 hours. Very heavy air and surface reconnaissance in the area off Gibraltar.

Our own aircraft sighted Gibraltar convoy at 1830 in CG 4611, course 60°, speed 7.5 knots.

U 183 (Korvkpt. Heinrich Schäfer) reported Swedish steamer showing lights on a course of 70° in DM 7527. In spite of clear orders the boat requested permission to attack. It was accordingly corrected. The ship was later confirmed to be an Argentinean vessel.

Situation Cape Town:
U 509 (Kptlt. Werner Witte) confirmed westbound traffic during the day and on moonlit nights in GR 6720. Slight possibilities for action, owing to air and land observation. Triple and single miss on steamers of 7,000 and 2,000 GRT. Subsequent passage to KY 4350.
U 516 (KrvKpt. Gerhard Wiebe): Nothing sighted in KZ 43 and 19 or from KZ 1781 to 1591 during a stay of several days. A modern passenger steamer, protected by corvettes, course 240° was sunk in KZ 1791 at 27.2. Size 10,000 GRT. Aerial activity up to 100 sea miles from land. Pieces of wreckage were rammed during patrol in KZ 1690 and KZ 2470. Withdrawn at the moment owing to oil tracks.

As more boats are to operate simultaneously in the area off the American coast, U 172 (Kptlt. Carl Emmermann), U 515 (Kptlt. Werner Henke) and U 513 (KrvKpt. Rolf Rüggeberg) already in CD are to be retained and distributed in the following order to the temporary ops. area CD 20, CD 30 and CD 40. As soon as the boats, also intended for this, arrive further movement is to take place. U 130 (KrvKpt. Ernst Kals) and U 159 (Kptlt. Helmut Friedrich Witte) are to make for CA 50 also U 106 (Kptlt. Hermann Rasch; ex Oesten) is to replenish supplies from "Milkcow" U 461 (Kptlt. Wolf-Harro Stiebler). 6 boats, therefore, are disposed for this operation. U 521 (Kptlt. Klaus Heinrich Bargsten) is also to take on supplies from U 461 and proceed to the east to reinforce the Group "Tümmler". U 461 has given U 106, 180 cubic meters of fuel and U 521, 102 cubic meters. The tanker is empty and is on the return passage.

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) undergoes Final Repairs at Blohm & Voss shipyard Hamburg.

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