#Date (Begin Transmision)	Time (Begin Transmision)	Date (End Transmision)	Time (End Transmision)	"Message Type ( 0 = transmit once , 1 = transmit until received )"	Probability (%)	Retransmision Interval (minutes)	Message content
19390901	600	19390901	1800	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/09/01|Overt military operations have commenced against Poland. All Polish vessels are to be considered hostile and valid targets which may be attacked at the commander's discretion.|Vessels of other nations are considered neutral and are not to be attacked.|OKM
19390903	1256	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/09/03|U-boats are ordered to commence hostilities with Britain forthwith. At present, U-boats of the first wave are instructed to wage war against merchant shipping in accordance with the revised issue of the Prize Regulations. As long as war against merchant shipping is governed by the Prize Regulations, attacks are to be aimed at ships which, by the protocol, may be sunk without warning.|OKM
19390903	1400	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/09/03|U-boat warfare against shipping is at present to be carried out in accordance with international rules. As long as war against merchant shipping is governed by the London Submarine Protocol, Article 22, attacks are to be aimed at ships which, by the protocol, may be sunk without warning. These are:|1. Troopships, i.e. vessels which are observed to be carrying troops or war material, or which may be identified in other ways.|2. Any vessel escorted by enemy warships or aircraft.|3. Vessels taking part in enemy actions or acting in direct support of enemy operations, for example, by passing intelligence transmitting the "SSS" signal identifying an
19390903	1402	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/09/03|Message Continues:attack by submarine. Participation in operations is presumed if a merchant ship prepares to resist or take any action calculated to jeopardise the U-boat."The current international law governing the conduct of naval warfare is included in the battle orders for the German Navy. The orders enjoin the strict observance of all rules of neutrality issued by the individual countries and observance of the general agreements of international law. Operations against shipping are to be governed by the revised edition of the Prize Regulations. Observance of the Prize Regulations is only obligatory if the enemy ships are unarmed.|BdU
19390903	1550	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|Open hostilities against England immediately. Do not wait to be attacked first.|BdU
19390903	1752	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/03|France considers herself at war with Germany as from 1700. Defensive action only is to be taken when encountering French warships or shipping. Boats are to take no hostile action against French merchant ships for the present, except in self defense.|BdU
19390904	1200	19390904	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/04|By order of the Führer: No hostile action is to be taken against passenger ships sailing independently or in convoy. Operation orders Para VIa remain in force against merchant shipping.|BdU
19390904	1345	19390904	2005	1	100	20	@Radio Intercept@|1939/09/04|Operation orders Para VIa remain in force against merchant shipping.|BdU
19390906	1141	19390906	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/06|Situation regarding France still unclarified. Defensive action only is to be taken when encountering French forces or shipping. Ships identified as French are not to be stopped. Avoid incidents with France at all costs.|BdU
19390907	532	19390906	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/06|Given the political situation boats are still ordered to observe the 1930 London Submarine Protocol, Article 22. Boats are warned to observe extreme caution when approaching enemy ships.|BdU
19390907	1200	19390907	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/07|The Naval staff orders that ocean going U-boats are to operate only against merchant shipping, naval ships are not to be attacked. The Führer has enjoined us that the sinking of capital ships at this time might embarass England and thereby poison attempts to negotiate Britain out of the war. OKM is in agreement as the U-boat is inherently unsuited to such an attack.|BdU
19390910	1315	19390910	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/10|Convoys north of Brest may be attacked if escorted by French or by French and British forces.|BdU
19390921	1134	19390921	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/10|U-boats are again cautioned to take every precaution against attacking French ships.|BdU
19390924	1401	19390924	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/24|Naval operations against France are now to be carried out as against Britain, French ships are to be treated in the same way as British ships.|BdU
19390924	1527	19390924	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/24|By order of the Führer, all merchant ships making use of radio on being stopped are to be either sunk or taken in prize. Efforts are to be made to save the crews.|BdU
19390924	1558	19390924	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/24|Allied passenger ships carrying 120 people or less can now be sunk in accordance with the Submarine Protocol or prize rules. However not under any circumstances are passenger ships carrying over 120 people to be sunk. These vessels are not to be attacked regardless of being blacked out or travelling a zig zag course.|BdU
19390928	1711	19390928	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/28|Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and Russian ships are only to be stopped to discover the type and destination of their cargos, and are not to be taken in prize or sunk. Political action is being taken to ensure that ships of these countries will not carry contraband.|BdU
19390929	849	19390929	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/29|Italian, Spanish, Japanese, and Russian ships are not to be stopped if their nationality can be readily identified.|BdU
19390930	1200	19390930	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/30|Observance of Prize Regulations against enemy shipping in the North Sea and Baltic is to cease Enemy convoys, troop ships, and any ships which take action endangering U-boats may now be attacked.|BdU
19390908	1140    19390908	1200	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/08|Torpedo Directorate advises that magnetic pistols be set back two zones to reduce sensitivity. Experts advise impact pistols on ships less than 3000 tons.|BdU
19390916	130     19390916	1200	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/09/16|All U-boats in the Western approcaches are to converge on convoy in BE 3350.|BdU
19391017	825	19391017	900	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/17|All U-boats are permitted to attack without warning all ships identified as hostile.| BdU
19391002	1130	19391002 	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/02|All darkened ships in the whole area off the east coast of Britain and the whole of the French Coast may now be attacked on sight and without warning. Darkened ships encountered off the British and French coasts can be assumed to be either warships or auxiliaries. Complete freedom of attack against these vessels is permitted between 44 degrees N. and 62 degrees N., and 7 degrees W. and 3 degrees E| BdU
19391004	1730	19390903	2005	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/04|U-boats are permitted to attack, without warning, enemy merchant ships which are observed to be armed, or which are listed by the Naval Staff as being armed, or which commence firing from unobserved weapons.  The area in which darkened ships may be attacked without warning is extended to 15 degrees W. U-boats are still required by the Führer's order to save the crew of any ship they sink, providing it can be done without endangering the U-boat.| BdU
19391017	819	19391017	2100	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/17|All ships in the British eastern coastal area, with the exception of ocean liners, which are definitely identified as enemy, and which therefore may be expected to offer resistance or resort to ramming, may be attacked without warning.|BdU
19391019	2020	19391019	2100	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/19|The area in which darkened ships may be attacked is extended to 20 degrees W.|Ships are not to be boarded for examination. They may be stopped by gunfire, and their papers examined, but must be sunk only with torpedoes. U-boats are not to engage in gun actions with merchant ships.| BdU
19391020	1247	19391020	2100	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/20|Torpedo Directorate has confessed to another defect. Torpedoes are running deeper than set, by 6.5 feet. Please deduct this amount from the usual settings for impact firing. Ships with drawings less than 13 feet are no longer to be considered valid targets.| BdU
19391027	1800	19391027	2100	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/27|As it has been learned beyond all doubt that the enemy is using liners extensively as troop transports, permission is now given to attack liners sailing in convoy.|BdU
19391029	1200	19391029	2100	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/29|Naval Staff extends the order forbidding surface approach and search of shipping in the North Sea to include the area west of the Orkneys.|BdU
19391006	1148	19391006	2005	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/10/06|The Polish government has surrendered to our forces! All remainaing Polish vessels are still to be assumed hostile.|OKM
19391006	1430	19391006	2005	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/10/06|all U-boats are ordered to report any cases of incorrect proceedure on the part of neutrals.|OKM
19391018	233	19391018	1400	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/10/18|Use of the  magnetic pistol is not safe under any circumstances. All boats are ordered to use only contact pistols.| BdU
19391110	1233	19391110	1400	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/10|All boats are to revert to magnetic pistols when firing torpedoes.| BdU
19391101	1940	19391101	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/01|Due to the losses to mines, and the proliferation of mining by both sides in the English Channel, this short cut to the operational area is henceforth abandoned. U-boats are to travel trough the North Sea to access the Atlantic.|BdU
19391112	1200	19391112	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/12|By order of the Führer, authorization is given for on-sight sinkings of any and all enemy passanger liners of whatever size, known or seen to be armed, and any and all tankers, including those of neutral nations, which are beyond all doubt going to or from the British Isles or France. Safety of the U-boat takes precedence over safety of survivors.|BdU
19391117	1000	19391117	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/17|Attacks may be made without warning on all liners clearly identifiable as hostile, whose armament is visible or known to exist.|BdU
19391123	1100	19391123	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/17|By order of the Führer, all tankers, other than American, Russian, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish may be attacked in the American Safety Zone West of 2 degrees E. When attacking neutral tankers, U-boats are to reamin unobserved, and to use electric torpedoes, in order that the illusion of internal explosion may be created, and political repercusions might be avoided. The cargo of tankers is of particular importance to the enemy's war effort and is therefore now to be classified as absolute contraband.|BdU
19391129	1145	19391129	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/11/29|unconditional contraband carried in neutral ships about to pass through the English 19391230	1200	19391230	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1939/12/30|Since the Greeks have chartered and sold numerous ships to England, Greek ships are to be regareded as hostile within the operational area surrounding Great Britain. U-boats must try to remain unobserved while attacking.|BdU
19391225	630	19391225	1800	1	100	20	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1939/12/25|All U-boats at sea: A Merry Christmas. Good wishes for successful operations.|OKM
19400106	1200	19400106	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/01/06|All ships in the British eastern coastal area A, except American and friendly neutral vessels are allowed to be attacked on sight, without warning. Attacks are to be made unobtrusively and submerged in order to preserve the illusion of mine hits.|BdU
19400112	1200	19400112	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/01/12|All ships in British eastern  coastal areas A and now B, in and to the west of Bristol Channel, except American and friendly neutral vessels are allowed to be attacked on sight, without warning. Attacks are to be made unobtrusively and submerged in order to preserve the illusion of mine hits. Outside these areas, the Prize Regulations remain in force.|BdU
19400124	1200	19400124	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/01/24|British eastern  coastal area C, the area off the southeast coast from Flamborough Head to Dover, and eastwards a little beyond the British danger area, is now unrestricted. All ships except American and friendly neutral vessels are allowed to be attacked on sight, without warning. Attacks are to be made unobtrusively and submerged in order to preserve the illusion of mine hits. Area A is extended to 2 degrees E. and Area B southwards and southwest to 10 degrees 30' W. and to include the whole of the Irish Sea. Irish territorial waters extend for 10 miles. Ouside these areas, the Prize Regulations remain in force.|BdU
19400122	1738    19400122	1913	0	100	60	@Radio Intercept@|1940/01/22|Sunk 1 steamer. Est. 1600 tons. AM 2689|U-51 
19400209	1200	19400209	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/02/09|All ships in British eastern  coastal areas A and now B, in and to the west of Bristol Channel, except American and friendly neutral vessels are allowed to be attacked on sight, without warning. Attacks are to be made unobtrusively and submerged in order to preserve the illusion of mine hits. Outside these areas, the Prize Regulations remain in force.|BdU
19400217	1200	19400217	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/02/17|All ships in the U.S.A. zone, which do not exhibit imlluminated nationality markings are to be regarded as hostile.|BdU
19400223	1200	19400223	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/02/23|Immediate freedom of attack is permitted against liners showing no neutral markings, and against those darkened, provided they are in the area in which other darkened ships may already be attacked.|BdU
19400310	1200	19400310	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/03/10|All U-boat commanders are to open the sealed envelopes for Operation Hartmut, and disregard previous operational assignments. These operations cease on May 25th. Any commander who is on patrol during this period, must open the orders and follow them accordingly.|BdU
19400301	1200	19400301	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/03/01|Operations in the Atlantic are to be suspended indefinately.|BdU
19400409	0600	19400409	1130	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/04/09|Operation Hartmut is to now commence. U-boats are expected to follow orders accordingly.|BdU
19400412	1200	19400412	1430	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/04/12|All U-boats operating north of 62 degrees latitude when engaging shallow-draft targets are now to fire two torpedoes. One fitted with impact pistol, the other fitted with magnetic pistol. The two torpedoes are to be fired at intervals of eight seconds to avoid accidental detonations. When engaging deep-draft ships only impact pistols are to be used. |BdU
19400412	1530	19400412	1830	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/04/12|B-dienst reports that an Allied force is to land in the fjord Vaags to the North of Narvik.|BdU
19400426	1530	19400426	1730	1	100	20	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/04/26|All boats operating in Vest, Ofot and Vaags fjords are to withdraw.|BdU
19400510	1200    19400510	1500	0	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/05/10|Area C is extended eastwards to the Dutch coast at Texel, and southwards and westwards to include the whole of the Channel as a result of the outbreak of war with Holland and Belgium.|BdU
19400523	1700    19400523	1523	0	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/05/23|The use of magnetic pistols has been indefinately suspended. All commanders are ordered to only use impact pistols henceforth.|BdU
19400524	1200    19400524	1500	0	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/05/24|To intensify action against Britain and France, U-boats are now permitted to operate unrestrictedly in the area west of Scotland and the whole area off the French Atlantic coast,  zones E and F, all ships are now allowed to be attacked on sight, without warning. This includes unescorted neutrals and passenger ships, though caution should still be taken to avoid action against American and friendly neutral ships. Attacks are to be made unobtrusively and submerged in order to preserve the illusion of mine hits. Outside these areas, the Prize Regulations remain in force when engaging neutrals.|BdU
19400525	1200    19400525	1500	0	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/05/25|Ships taken over by Britain after the occupation of Norway, Belgium, and Holland are to be considered as enemy vessels, but attacks on sight are only permitted if these ships are seen to be armed. The rules of neutrality remain in force against United States, Danish, and other friendly neutrals.|BdU
19400618	1200    19400618	1500	1	100	60	@OBERKOMMANDO DER KRIEGSMARINE@|1940/06/18|The capitulation of France must result not merely in the elimination of French forces from the present struggle, but must also be exploited in every possible way for the continuation of war against England.|BdU 
19400625	1200    19400625	1500	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/06/25|Owing to the collapse of France and the opening of submarine bases in the Bay of Biscay, it has been deemed desireable to send mine sweepers to clear the English Channel to open an efficient route to those bases from Germany. U-boats are clear to use the English Channel to gain access to the Atlantic operational area, however they are still advised to use great caution in doing so.|BdU 
19400616	0200    19400616	1500	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/06/16|All boats operating in Iberian waters are released from wolfpack and may resume independent patrol.|BdU 
19400731	0200    19400731	1500	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/07/31|With the occupation of Norway complete, British trade with Holland and Belgium ceased, and since the occupation of the French Channel coast shipping to London and because the English East Coast ports have come within range of German Air Force and light naval forces, Enemy channel shipping is reduced to a minimum and re-routed north around Scotland. In effect, there is now no enemy traffic outside the coastal areas of the eastern seaboard of Britain, or in the Southern North Sea. As the North Sea has lost its importance. Hence, any patrol beginning after this date which assigns a commander to any grid area within AN should be disregarded. Instead, Commanders should either request new orders or choose an operational area appropriate to the date of the patrol.|BdU 
19400817	0100    19400817	1500	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/08/17|Attacks without warning against all liners of hostile nations, armed or unarmed, is now permitted for the entire operational area surrounding Great Britain.|BdU 
19400817	0115    19400817	1500	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/08/17|There is no longer any trade between Great Britain and neutral states which is considered legal. All ships transporting goods to English ports are now considered to be carrying contraband, and therefore all the waters around Britain are considered a blockade area. In this operational area, U-boats are permitted to attack, without warning, up to 20 degrees west, all vessels including liners, with the exception of a few specified ships belonging to the Irish Free State.|BdU 
19401026	0832    19401026	2300	1	100	60	@BEFEHLSHABER DER U-BOOTE@|1940/10/26|U 28, 31, 32: 42000 ton Empress of Britain attacked by Luftwaffe aircraft. In vicinity of AM 46. Find and sink ship.|BdU
19401205	0037    19401205	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1940/12/05|All boats are to temporarily maintain radio silence except when attacking.|BdU
19410401	0730    19410401	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/04/01|As Iceland is now being used as a British naval base, the new boundry for the blockade will run from a point 45 degs North and 20 degs West in a northwesterly direction to 59 degs North and 38 degs West, then along three-mile limit off Greenland, enclosing the whole area around Iceland. United States ships remain a privileged category, and all incidents with the US are to be avoided, even if these ships are known to be carrying contraband or passing information to the enemy they are not to be stopped or sunk outside the blockade area.|BdU
19410501	1430    19410501	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/05/01|As United States ships have begun crossing the western boundary of the blockade area, U-boats are reminded that they are expressly directed to ovserve the regulations regarding attacks outside the operational zone. U-boats are forbidden to attack any independently routed warships, or warships acting as convoy escort, until it has been definitely established that they are enemy ships, darkened, or first open fire. Naval Staff realizes that this restriction makes attack on convoys at night all but impossible, however the political situation requires that no pretext be given for the United States to enter the war at this time.|BdU
19410609	1730    19410609	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/06/09|Due to the enemy having obtained a fairly accurate fix on all our radio transmissions and every use of radio now being deemed to help complete the enemy's picture of the situation we have devised methods to eliminate the less important radio messages. 1. In the attack area: Radio is to be used only for messages of tactical importance or on request from the Command, or if the enemy is already aware of the boat's positions. 2. On Passage: As above. Occaisional transmission of less important information may be made if it is certain that succeeding boats or those already in the area concerned will not be endangered. 3. Technical: Wavelengths are to be changed frequently; additional channels to be introduced; new radio procedure to make it difficult for the enemy to take bearings.|BdU
19410621	1830    19410621	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/06/21|the Führer has ordered that during the next few weeks all incidents with the USA are to be avoided, even if attacked by American warships. Procedure is to conform to this order in every conceivable case. Until further notice, only clearly identifiable enemy cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers may be attacked. Should darkened warships be sighted, this is no proof they are hostile.|BdU
19410621	1830    19410621	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/06/21|The Führer has ordered that during the next few weeks all incidents with the USA are to be avoided, even if attacked by American warships. Procedure is to conform to this order in every conceivable case. Until further notice, only clearly identifiable enemy cruisers, battleships and aircraft carriers may be attacked. Should darkened warships be sighted, this is no proof they are hostile. As mistakes in navigation are currently more the rule than exception, no action against neutral warships is to be taken within the "German Zone", or twenty miles of the German coast.|BdU
19410701	1345    19410701	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/07/01|U.S. merchant ships are not to be attacked, even in the blockade area.|BdU
19410709	0532    19410709	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/07/09|The Führer insists that everything depends on the U.S.A.'s entry into the war being delayed another month or two. First, because the Eastern Campaign must be carried out with all the aircraft allotted for that purpose, and the Führer does not wish to deplete their numbers; secondly, because the effects of the victorious Eastern Campaign on the whole situation, even on the attitude of the U.S.A., whould be tremendous. For the present, therefore, he desires that no alteration be made in the instructions, and that all incidents with America be avoided.|BdU
19410712	2132    19410709	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/07/12|Even though President Roosevelt has now officially permitted U.S. Naval forces to attack U-boats, and such flagrant violations of neutrality are likely to occur, the German order forbidding attacks on darkened ships remains in force.|BdU
19410801	1232    19410801	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/08/01|Attacks are now permitted on all destroyers and smaller warships provided they are within the old German blockade area, declared on 17th August, 1940, whose boundary coincded with the U.S.A. Zone along the 20th meridian. Outside of this area, that is the new blockade area of 1st April, 1941, only clearly identifiable enemy warships may be attacked. As this can not be clearly established during the hours of darkness, warships with convoys, single destroyers, and A/S vessels may not be attacked at night outside the old blockade area, even if attacked.|BdU
19410813	1432    19410813	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/08/13|As a means of scattering a ring of escorts commanders are in future ordered to exploit every opportunity for attacking escort vessels--even in unpromising situations--to fire a spread of torpedoes at them. The old proceedure--to go for the shipping first and only attack escort vessels if they offered a "sitting shot"--is abandoned. It is believed that only by attacking escorts will individual escorts be compelled to behave more cautiously. Soon acoustic homing torpedoes will be available for this express purpose. With the coming of the anti-destroyer torpedo, the uboat arm will prove equal to current, and even harder conditions.|BdU
19410907	2232    19410907	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/09/07|Due to the inadequacy of Italian bases for effective repair of damaged boats, it is planned that Mediterranean boats should return to French bases after the completeion of their patrol, especially if damaged during patrols. Italian ports are indicated solely for emergency use and for routine calls for fuel and supplies if needed.|BdU
19411007	1632    19411007	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/10/07|In the prosecution of the war against Great Britain it is expected that Ameirca will repudiate Article 2 of the Nuetrality Act which forbids neutral ships to enter belligerent ports north of 30 degrees North on the eastern side of the Atlantic, and north of 35 degrees North on the western side. She is also expected to renounce her declared War Zone, to enable her ships to call at British, Irish, and Canadian ports. These steps follow naturally upon those already taken and are tantamount to direct participation in the war. The Naval Staff considers that any delay in intesifying the war against merchant shipping is no longer justified, unless we are to dance to the tune of American politics. Our Eastern campaign can no longer be terminated this year. Our successes in this campaign have not deterred the United States from continuing to support Britain.|BdU
19411007	1632    19411007	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/10/07|However, approval for such intensification from Supreme Command has yet to be obtained, and the painful restictions underwhich our U-boat commanders must operate remain in force.|BdU
19411104	2321    19411104	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/11/04|Regrettable as this may be, it is obviously necessary to do everything to retrieve the situation in the Mediterranean.|BdU
19411201	2200    19411201	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1941/12/01|With the sinking of Python there is no longer any possibility for refuelling in the Atlantic. Supplying from surface ships will not be resumed. The time for such operations has passed.|BdU
19420516	2200    19420516	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/05/16|As it has been leanred beyond any doubt that Brazil and other South American states are arming merchant ships, U-boats are given permission ot attack all such ships, except those belonging to the Argentine and Chile.|BdU
19420529	1800    19420529	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/05/29|As Brazil has announced that its air force has attacked and will continue to attack Axis U-boats encountered off the Brazilian, Gemran Naval Staff is seeking permsission to attack all Brazilian ships. The Führer, however, prefers to open hostilities on Brazil with a sudden overwhelming attack by a strong force of U-boats. In his words, "If we are to act, we must go the whole hog." Plans are now underway for a simultaneous attack on Brazilian waters by 10 to 15 U-boats.|BdU
19420601	2000    19420601	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/06/01|As regards use of the new F.A.T. Torpedoes, we are anxious to conceal this new device from the enemy. Therefore, until further notice, this weapon is to be used only at night, in order to conceal its conspicuous bubble track.|BdU
19420624	1740    19420624	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/06/24|All boats are ordered to remain submerged by day and by night when traversing the Bay of Biscay, surfacing only to recharge batteries.|BdU
19420629	1921    19420629	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/06/29|At the urging of the German Foreign Office, the attack on Brazil has been canceled, for fear of spoiling relations with the Argentine and Chile. All boats currently en route to the Brazilian coast are to instead patrol the Carribean.|BdU
19420704	0600    19420704	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/07/04|Supreme Command authorizes attack without warning on Brazilian ships in light of their breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany, and in retaliation for Brazilian Air Force activities against U-boats, and for the arming of Brazilian merchant ships.|BdU
19420822	2100    19420822	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/08/22|following Brazil's formal declaration to that effect, we are at war with Brazil.|BdU
19420917	2000    19420917	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/09/17|1. All attempts at rescuing members of ships that have been sunk, including attempts to pick up persons swimming, or to place them in life-boats, or attempts to upright capsized boats, or to supply provisions or water, are to cease. The rescue of survivors contradicts the elementary necessity of war for the destruction of enemy ships and crews. 2. The order for the siezure of Commanding Officers and Chief Engineers remains in force. 3. Survivors are only to be picked up in cases when their interrogations would be of value to the U-boat. 4. Be severe. Remember that in his bombing attacks on German cities the enemy has no regard for women and children.|BdU
19421216	0700    19421216	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1942/12/16|On the grounds that it violates international conventions governing sea warfare, and comprises the honor and integrity of the U-Bootwaffe, OKM orders that the killing of survivors in lifeboats is inadmissible, not just on humanitarian grounds, but also because the morale of our own men would suffer should they consider the same fate as likely for themselves.|BdU
19430207	0300    19430207	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/02/07|On dark nights, when the enemy escorts can see the boat only at close range, the Commanding Officer should always attempt to evad the approaching destroyers, for they have set their course as a result of radar, which however ceases to function at short ranges. Thus if the boat evades at high speed and at right angles to the approach course, the destroyer will probably fail to keep the boat on the radar screen. Whenever possible the U-boat should head the sea, as this will complicate eh A/S vessel's radar and lookout. If the destroyer opens fire, the result will often be ineffective, as he will not see the target. In such casestoo, an attempt must be made to evade on the surface, for once the U-boat is forced under water it will never succeed in catching up to the convoy. 
19430207	0300    19430207	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/02/07|When escort vessels are about, boats must try to remain on the surface as long as possible and must try to avoid being forced under water. They should try to escape on the surface from corvettes, overwhich they usually have the advantage in speed. The enemy will try, particularly at dawn and dusk, to send his escorts out from teh convoy in order to force the greatest number of U-boats to remain submerged, and so remain unaware of the new line of advance of the convoy. If escort aircraft are met, particularly before dusk, they should be engaged with A.A. guns, so as not to lose the chance of a night attack on the convoy. Boats should only dive in the presence of aircraft, if they can reach of depth of at least 80 meters. In all doubtful cases they should remain on the surface and fight it out. 
19430207	0300    19430207	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/02/07|The crews should be taught to do this, and the danger of being bombed at shallow depths must be explained.
19430305	0300    19430305	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/03/05|With the exception of two or three doubtful cases, enemy information about the position of our U-boats appears to have been obtained mainly from extensive use of airborne radar, and the resulting plotting of these positions has enabled him to organize effective diversion of convoy traffic. We were slwo to realise the technical possibilities of ASV Radar and our counter-measures lagged behind.The frequent appearance of the expression 'radio-located' in the British situation reports complicates our problem of finding the convoys by means of patrol lines, which until now has been our main method. With the object of taking every means of concealing patrol lines from teh convoys, as soon as enemy airborne radar has been identified, all boats are at once to dive for 30 minutes.|BdU
19430419	1700    19430419	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/04/19|The enemy has based his defensive measures to a considerable extent on their morale effect. The man who allows his healthy warrior and fighter instincts to to be hoaxed and humbugged ceases to have any appreciable powers of resistance to present-day enemy defenses. He is no longer capable of attack, but feels universally hunted and persecuted.Not only must every opportunity to attack be resolutely seized, but it would also be a grave error to depart from the principles which have been hammmered into U-boat crews so hard and so frequently: Get to your position ahead just as quickly as you can, launch your attack just as soon as you can, exploit your opportunities at once and as fully as you can.|BdU
19430501	2200    19430501	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/05/01|War Order 483 is forthwith revised to require boats (1) to maintain maximum submergence at night through the Bay of Biscay due to the increased incidence of night time attacks by aircraft equipped with Leigh Lights and radar, and (2) to fight it out with aircraft on the surface in daytime if surprised while charging batteries and the time needed to reach safe diving depth of 80 meters or more is not available. Daylight surface running to recharge batteries is preferable in that lookouts will have a reasonable chance to sight the enemy's approach in time to bring anti-aircraft armament to bear, giving both warning and defense which is unavailable at night.|BdU
19430801	2200    19430801	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/08/01|All operational U-Boats of the 29th Flottilla (La Spezia) are henceforth ordered to operate out of Salamis. Headquarters for the 29th Flottilla are henceforth moved to Toulon.|BdU
19430801	2200    19430801	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1943/08/01|All operational U-Boats of the 29th Flottilla (La Spezia) are henceforth ordered to operate out of Salamis. Headquarters for the 29th Flottilla are henceforth moved to Toulon.|BdU
19440313	0100    19440314	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/03/13|U-boat Enigma has been systematically compromised and an emergency proceedure is to be implemented immediately. Assuming the Allies have somehow obtained the current keys, these settings are now canceled. Until new keys can be distributed, Every U-boat at sea is to set the four rotors and other keys to match the first letters of the given names and surnames and the home addresses of the radio-electrcian and thrid watch officer, information known to U-boat Control from the crew sailing lists. All U-boat captains are to destroy this message after committing the modifications to memory or unobtrusively making a private memo to be shown only to officers. Major changes in cipher settings will be made shortly.|BdU
19440329	2300    19440329	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/03/29|Every commander must realize that at such a time the future of our German people depnds more than ever before on him individually, and I dmeand of every commander that he disregard all otherwise applicable precautions and keep but a single goal fixed in his heart and mind: Attack-engage-sink! I know that I can rely on my U-boat men, tempered in the heat of battle, to carry out these instructions to the letter.|BdU
19440401	1600    19440401	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/04/01|Attack the invasion fleet without consideration for anything else whasoever. Every enemy vessel involved in an invasion, whether it carries a mere handful of soldiers or a single tank, is a target that demands an all-out U-boat attack. It is to be attacked even if there is danger of loss your own boat. When it is a matter of striking at the enemy's invasion fleet, there can be no consideration of the possible threat of shallow water, of the conceivable presence of mine fields, no hesitation whatsoever. Every enemy soldier and weapon destroyed prior to an invasion diminishes that enemy's prospects for success. 
19440401	1600    19440401	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/04/01|The boat that inflicts losses on the enemy at a time of invasion has accomplished its loftiest mission and justified its existence, even if it persihes in the process.|BdU
19440606	0700    19440606	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/06/06|The enemy has started his invasion of Euorpe. The war has thus entered its decisive phase. If the Anglo-American landing succeeds, it would mean for us the loss of larege territories vital to our war economy and an immediate threat to our most important industrial regions without which the war cannot be continued. The enemy is at his weakest at the very moment of the landing. Everything must be done to hit him at this moment and to inflict such losses on him that he will have no desire ever to try any landings again. Only then, furthermore, can the forces lacking on the Eastern Front be sent there.
19440606	0700    19440606	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/06/06|Men of the U-boat arm! On you too the future of our German people depends, now more than at any other time. I therefore require of you the most unstinting action, and no consideration for otherwise valid precautionary measures. Each enemy vessel useful to him for landing is to be sujected to all-out attack, even when there is a danger of losing your own U-boat. Every enemy man and enemy weapon destroyed before landing dminishes the enemy's prospect for success. In this crisis I know that you men of the U-boat arm--who have been tried in the toughest battles--are men on whom I can rely.
19440606	0700    19440606	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/06/06|Every enemy vessel supporting the landing, even though it may be carrying only 50 men or a tank, is a target. Press home your attack, even at the cost of your boat. Should it be necessary to close the enemy landing fleet, pay no regard tot he danger of shallow water, mines or other hazards. Each soldier and weapon destoyed before reaaching the beachhead diminishes the enemy's chance of victory. A U-boat which inflicts losses on the invasion forces fulfils her highest mission and justifies her existence, even though she herself may be destroyed.|BdU
19440701	2000    19440701	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/07/01|a new U-boat war must and shall be our most important goal in the war against the Western Powers. Therefore the Kriegsmarine and industry must work for that end with fanatical energy. This new war must have a decisive influence even in the current year of the war. If it does, success will not be dneied our iron will and zealous labors. Thus everyman in the Kriegsmarine can say with pride that his activity--his work in this war--is of an importance at least equal to that of the best armored defense or drendadier on the distant fronts. Yes, the final decision itself may depend upon the revived U-boat war.|BdU
19440701	1800    19440701	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/07/01|The treacherous attempt to assassinate the Führer fills each and everone of us with holy wrath and bitter rage toward our criminal enemies and their hirelings. Dirvine providence spared the German people and its Armed Forces this inconceivable misfortune. In the miraculous escape of our Führer we see additional proof of the righteousness of our cause. Let us now more than ever rally around our Führer and fight with all our strength until victory is ours. The attempt on the Führer's life was brought about by the clique of generals who were undertaking a military coup. The heads of this clique are General Fromm, General Hoepner, and Field Marshal General von Witzleben.
19440720	1800    19440720	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/07/20|In place of General Fromm, Reich Führer of the Elite Guard Himmler will take over the Reserve Army as Commander in Chief. The navy will institute a state of readiness at once. In this connection, orders to the Navy will come only from the Commander in Chief of the Navy. Orders from Army officers are not to be followed. Orders and instructions of the Reich Führer of the Elite Guard are to be obeyed. See that all Navy officers are informed at once. Long live the Führer!|BdU
19440915	2200    19440915	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/09/15|In the stern battle against the enemy storming over us from the west you are in the foremost line, now as before. Even now, when the enemy has succeeded in gaining a foothold on the shore and pushing forward to the east, your full cooperation is necessary to relieve the land front.
Always think how much fighting and expenditure of materials, and especially how much blood is necessary to destroy a shipload of men and materials in land fighting. You can do it with a single torpedo hit. I know what hardiness, toughness and endurance you must bring to bear in order to endure the hardships and unceasing attacks. But I also know that you, my U-boat warriors, carried on by the old spirit of attack, think only of destroying the enemy. Be assured that I follow your battle continually and that you are always in my thoughts.
19440915	2200    19440915	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/09/15|Now that the French Atlantic prots are no longer in our possession, U-boat operations will be continued form Norway. A few Home ports will also be used, since the Norwegian bases have insufficient accomodation, and operational possibilities will thus be limited. The Type IXC boats will no longer be able to operate either in the Carribian or on the Gold Coast without refuelling, and will therefore be obliged to concentrate mainly on the US coast, the Newfoundland area and also the St Lawrence, which is again accessible to schnorkel boats. As a rule we shall be unable to use the Type VIIC boats in the Channel, since the passage takes so long that tye would be unlikely to arrive in a fit state to operate under such difficult conditions; the only other areas remaining to them are the Moray Firth, the Minch and the North Channel in British coastal waters, and Reykjavik.
19440924	2100    19440924	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/09/24|The 29th Flotilla is hereby disbanded; all U-Boats currently within the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations are to be Scuttled immediately or, at the discretion of the Commander, attempt an escape through the Straits of Gibraltar into the Atlantic. Commanders who scuttle will be reassigned, along with their crews, to Marine Infantry Divisions and sent to engage in front line combat to halt the enemy advances.|BdU
19441214	0400    19441214	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/12/14|U-boats operating in coastal waters are ordered to remain at periscope depth durin the day, and to refrain from going deeper unless they find a water layer in which hydrophone range is likely to exceed optical visibility. Further, commanders are now at liberty to carry out searches for targets beyond the limits of their allotted areas and into bays and inlets, without informing Command. In fact, Command will no longer strictly enforce requirements for regular radio status reports, as all radio traffic is to be kept to an absolute minimum lest the enemy's detection equipment use it to locate and destroy you.|BdU
19441221	0030    19441221	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1944/12/21|Loss of U-boats in shallow waters give the enemy the possibility of diving for cipher material and data. Make sure that cipher data are so kept that sea water can actually come into contact with the red print. When the Enigma machine is not in use, disconnect the plugboard, take out the [rotor] wheels and disarrange them. Keep everyting concealed in seperate places. See to it that kew word orders are known to three officers only. Destroy at once slips of paper on which settings are figured. Lack of attention to these points may have unforeseeable consequences for the U-boat war.|BdU
19450131	2221    19450131	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/01/31|The Advance of the Red Army has brought on a serious crisis. It will be overcome if every German wholeheartedly obeying the Führer's orders performs his duty to the utmost. Everything possible is being done to combat this crisis, and the Kriegsmarine is being combed for a surplus of manpower with which to create several infantry divisions. Four naval regiments have already been ordered into action on the Eastern Front. Over and above this, every one of us must prepare himself for this crisis...We must grow harder. Wailing and complaining is unmanly and shortsighted. Nothing is accomplished by empty, negative talk.
19451231	2221    19450131	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/01/31|I cannot rely on officers who through too much talking, through an overbearing sense of knowledge, or through miserable feelings of fear express themselves negatively, thereby not only failing in the fulfillment of their duties in leadership but also harming our power of resistance. I will dismiss them and place them at the army's disposition, with no regard for rank or position.
19450301	2051    19450301	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/01|Let us guard against being stifled by dogma in waging our war. The fortune of war is infinitely many-sided, and, especially in naval warfare, dependent on chance and the combination of so many circumstances that new situations and new combat situations are presented again and again...A fighting service which is stifled by dogma accomplishes nothing anymore. Many victorious battles have been waged contrary to all the rules of the art of war.Let us show our enemies that the destruction of Germany will cost them more in blood, treasure, and time than they can withstand. Then they will have to give up that aim and we will have won the war. 
19450301	2051    19450301	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/01|Therefore let us exert all our power to the utmost, for example by sinking as many ships as possible for the Anglo-Saxons in total disregard for risk. Then their doubts as to whether the unconditional defeat of Germany is practicable and not too costly will decrease. Let us fly into the face of any German who now becomes the least bit shaky in his loyalty to the National Socialist State and to the Führer. The motives for this are only ffear, cowardice, and weakness. We are the strong and the faithful herefore let us exert all our power to the utmost, for example by sinking as many ships as possible for the Anglo-Saxons in total disregard for risk. Then their doubts as to whether the unconditional defeat of Germany is practicable and not too costly will decrease.|BdU
19450320	2000    19450320	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/20|To all officers--captitulation is suicide and signifies certain death, which would bring the speedy or gradual destruction of millions of German people. Our honor demands that we fight to the end. The same is required by our pride, which rebels against humbling ourselves before a people like the Russians, before Anglo-Saxon sanctimony, arrogance, and lack of culture. Every thought rebels against the possibility of handing over cultivated German territory to Polish mismanangement. Thus stern cencessity, duty, honor and pride bid us fight to the last if need be.Let us not allow to exist...dangers which may injure the fighting morale of the men...trample them out ruthlessly at their first appearance....Be hard and strict rather than too soft. If circumstances demand making a quick, horrible example of someone, let us not shrink from the task.
19450320	2000    19450320	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/20|For example, it was recently reported to me that discovery was mand of an act of sabotage by a German member of the crew of a passenger steamer which was being used for military purposes under control of the Navy. If the captain of this ship had summarily strung this man upon the yardarm in order to quench such crimes once and for all aboard his ship, I would have defended this act fo the captain under any circumstances. It is thus better to act at once and vigorously than to let such things keep on smouldering. Let us make our troops fanatical. Let us sow hatred for our enemies...fill our soldiers with passion, so they will feel superior to the enemy....The mmore fantical and passionate the will to fight is in a soldier, the stronger he is.
19450320	2000    19450320	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/20|Let no one brag about old deeds. Whoever fails now in his duty in this decisive hour of our people must be treated ruthlessly, without mercy in view of earlier achievements. The higher he is stationed as a soldier, the more must be demanded of him. In the present fight for life or death of our people, a flag officer as captain who is in a responsible postiion and fails decsiively in his duty to the detriment of our people can atone for this crime only by death. Let us trust the leadership of Adolf Hitler without reservation. Believe me, in the two years of my activity as Commander in Chief, I have always found that the Führer has always been right in his strategical and operational views. Our military situation would be better off today if all operational military commands had been believed without reserve and had acted accordingly without delay.
19450320	2000    19450320	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/03/20|Very often the realization that the Führer was right again this time did not come for weeks but then it was mostly too late. Let us therefore strengthen our troops by faith in our Führer. All in all; let us be proud of the fighting spirit of our Navy. Let us watch over it as our most precious possession. In whatever way the situation may yet develop, the Navy must stand like a belligerent block that cannot be diverted from its task. It will never bow under the hostile yoke.|BdU
19450407	1800    19450411	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/04/11|We soldiers of the Kriegsmarine know how we have to act. Our military duty, which we must fulfill regardless of what may happen to right or left or around us, causes us to stand bold, hard, and loyal as a rock of resistance. A scoundrel who does not behave so must be hanged and have a placard fastened to him: Here hangs a traitor who by his low cowardice allows German women and children to die, instead of protecting them like a man.|BdU
19450411	0100    19450411	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/04/11|I turn against the irresponsible and shortsighted weaklings who say "if we had not had National Socialism, all this would not have happened." If we had not had National Socialism we would already have had communism in Germany, further unemployment and political chaos. Without the rearmament which the Führer brought us, Germany would have been trampled over by the Russians in thier expansionary push to the west.I turn against the clever people who say we should have avoided the war against Russia in 1941. Had the leadership done that, then the unweakened Russians would have rolled over us long since at a time that suited them. Then those same clever people would have said, "Yes, the leadership should have prevented it with a timely attack on Russia.
19450411	0100    19450411	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/04/11|Alone for years the Führer clearly recognized the threat from Bolshevism. Therefore he din away with out diunity and monstrous unemployment, made us powerful in defense and attempted to enlighten Europe. On the other side stands this hate-blinded Churchill, the grave digger of English power, who entgered the war in order to preserve the balance of power and to pledge himself to the freedom of small nations. What now remains of power and where has the freedom of the small nations gone?. Are provinces of Bolshevik Russia.
19450411	0100   19450411 	2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/04/11|Europe will learn that Adolf Hitler is the single statesman of stature in Europe. Therefore all negative brooding is unfruitful and objectively incorrect. Because it is born of weakness it cannot be anything else, since cowardice and weakness make one stupid and blind. clearly and lainly tread the path of soldierly duty. The honor of our flag on board is sagred to us. No one thinks of giving up his ship. Rather, go down in honor. The Kriegsmarine will fight to the end. Some day its bearing in the severest crisis of this war will be judged by posterity. The same goes for each individual.|BdU

19450502	2100   19450502	       2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/02|My Comrades! The Führer has fallen. True to his great purpose of saving the culture of Europe from Bolshevism, he dedicated his life and met a hero's death. In him we have lost one of the greatest heroes of German history. In awe nad grief we lower the flag for him. The Führer designated me as his successor and Chief of State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. I assume the Supreme Command over all branches of the German Armed Forces with the determination to continue the battle against Bolshevism until the fighting troops and the hundreds of thousands of families in Eastern Germany are saved from slavery or annihilation. I must continue the battle against the English and the Americans as long as they obstruct me in the prosecution of the battle against Bolshevism.
19450502	2100   19450502        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/02|The situation demands of you, who have already achieved such memorable deeds and who therefore are longing for the end of the war a continued and unabated effort. I demand discipline and obedience. Only through the unconditional execution of my orders will chaos and ruin be avoided. He is a coward and a traitor who now shirks his duty and thereby brings death and slavery to German women and children. The allegiance you pledged to the Führer is henceforth to be given by each one of you to me as the successor designated by the Führer. German soldiers do your duty. The life of our people is at stake.|BdU

19450502	2100   19450502        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/02|The situation demands of you, who have already achieved such memorable deeds and who therefore are longing for the end of the war a continued and unabated effort. I demand discipline and obedience. Only through the unconditional execution of my orders will chaos and ruin be avoided. He is a coward and a traitor who now shirks his duty and thereby brings death and slavery to German women and children. The allegiance you pledged to the Führer is henceforth to be given by each one of you to me as the successor designated by the Führer. German soldiers do your duty. The life of our people is at stake.|BdU

19450507	0241   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|Carry out the following instuctions forthwith which have been given by the Allied Representatives:| Surface immediately and remain surfaced. Report immediately in P/L your position in latitude and longitude and number of your "U" Boat to nearest British, US, Canadian or Soviet coast W/T station on 500 kc/s and to call sign GZZ 10 on one of the following high frequencies: 16845 - 12685 or 5970 kc/s. Fly a large black or blue flag by day. Burn navigation lights by night.
Jettison all ammunition, remove breachblocks from guns and render torpedos safe by removing pistols. All mines are to be rendered safe. Make all signals in P/L. Follow strictly the instructions for proceeding to Allied ports from your present area given in immediately following message. Observe strictly the orders of Allied Representatives to refrain from scuttling or in any way damaging your "U" Boat. These instructions will be repeated at two-hour intervals until further notice.

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|To all "U" Boats at sea: Observe strictly the instructions already given to remain fully surfaced. Report your position course and speed every 8 hours. Obey any instructions that may be given to you by any Allied authority.The following are the areas and routes for "U" Boats surrendering:

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|Area 'A'.Bound on West by meridian 026 degs West and South by parallel 043 degs North in Barents Sea by meridian 020 degs East in Baltic Approaches by line joining the Naze and Hantsholm but excludes Irish Sea between 051 degs thirty mins and 055 degs 00 mins North and English Channel between line of Lands End Scilly Islands Ushant and line of Dover-Calais.Join one of following routes at nearest point and procceed along it to Loch Eriboll  Blue route: All positions North and West unless otherwise indicated 049 degs 00 mins009 degs 00 mins053 degs 00 mins012 degs 00 mins058 degs 00 mins011 degs 00 mins059 degs 00 mins005 degs 30 mins thence to Loch Eriboll. Red route: 053 degs 45 mins North 003 degs 00 mins East059 degs 45 mins001 degs 00 mins059 degs 45 mins003 degs 00 mins thence to Loch Eriboll. Arrive at Loch Eriboll between sunrise and 3 hours before sunset.

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|Area 'B'.The Irish Sea between parallel of 051 degs 30 mins and 055 degs 00 mins North.
Proceed Beaumaris Bay to arrive between sunrise and 3 hours before sunset.

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07 Area 'C'.The English Channel between line of Lands End - Scilly Isles - Ushant and line of Dover - Calais.'U' Boats in area 'C' are to join one of following routes at nearest point: Green route: position 'A'049 degs 10 mins North005 degs 40 mins West position 'B'050 degs 00 mins North003 degs 00 mins West, thence escorted to Weymouth. Orange route: position 'X' 050 degs 30 mins North000 degs 50 mins East position 'Y' 050 degs 10 mins North001 degs 50 mins West, thence escorted to Weymouth.Arrive at either 'B' or 'Y' between sunrise and 3 hours before sunset. 

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|Area 'D'.Bound on West by lines joining The Naze and Hantsholm and on East by lines joining Lubeck and Trelleborg. Proceed to Kiel.

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07|Area 'E'.Mediterranean Approaches bound on North by 043 degs North on South by 026 degs North and on West by 026 degs West.Proceed to a rendezvous in position 'A' 036 degs 00 mins North 011 degs 00 mins West and await escort reporting expected time of arrival in plain language to Admiral Gibraltar on 500 kc/s.Arrive in position 'A' between sunrise and noon G.M.T.

19450507	1000   19450507        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/07| Area 'F'.The North and South Atlantic West of 026 degs West. Proceed to nearest of one of following points arriving between sunrise and 3 hours before sunset: W 043 degs 30 mins North 070 degs 00 mins West approach from a point 15 miles due East X 038 degs 20 mins North 074 degs 25 mins West approach from a point 047 degs 18 mins North 051 30 mins West on a course 270 degs Z 043 31 mins North 065 degs 05 mins West approach from point 042 degs 59 mins North 054 degs 28 mins West on a course 320 degs.
19450509	0200   19450509        2300	0	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@|1945/05/09|The dead command us to give our unconditional constancy, obedience, and discipline to our Fatherland which is bleeding from countless wounds.|BdU
19400115	1200	19400117	1200	1	100	60	@Naval High command@The port of Danzig is available for operations.
19400419	1200	19400421	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available in the port of Trondheim, of the coast of Norway.||Bdu
19400630	1200	19400701	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available at Bordeaux, in the Gulf of Biscay.||Bdu
19400706	1200	19400708	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available in Bergen, of the coast of Norway.||Bdu
19400713	1200	19400715	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available for operations in Lorient.||Bdu
19400828	1200	19400830	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available for operations in Brest.||Bdu
19400923	1200	19400925	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available for operations in St. Nazaire.||Bdu
19401009	1200	19401011	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@To support operations in the North Sea, a new submarine base is available in Kristiansand.||Bdu
19410622	900	19410622	2100	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@@Naval High Command@Commencing this morning, we are at war with Russia. We must rid Europe of the bolschevist menace.||Raeder
19410801	1200	19410803	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The Italian port of La Spezia is now available for operations.||Bdu
19411112	1200	19411114	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The Greek port of Salamis is now available for operations.||Bdu
19411209	1200	19411211	1200	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Restrictions on operations against American shipping have been removed.||Bdu
19411221	1200	19411223	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The submarine base in La Rochelle, in the Gulf of Biscay, is now available for operations.||Bdu
19420101	1200	19420103	1200	1	100	60	@Naval High command@The port of Riga is again part of the Fatherland.||Raeder
19420202	1200	19420204	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The submarine base at Pola is now available for operations.||Bdu
19420306	1200	19420308	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The submarine base in Narvik is now available for operations.||Bdu
19421027	1200	19421029	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The Romanian port of Constantza, in the Black Sea, is now available for operations.||Bdu
19430301	1200	19430303	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@To all uboats heading into the Far East. Our bases in Penang and Soerabaja are now available for operations.||Bdu
19430406	1200	19430408	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@A new submarine base is available for operations in Toulon, in the Gulf of Biscay.||Bdu
19430627	1200	19430629	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Our submarine base in La Spezia is no longer available for operations. Please adjust your operations accordingly.||Bdu
19430903	800	19430905	800	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The New Italian Government has signed an armistice with the Allied forces. All Mediterranea boats adjust your operations accordingly.
19431013	100	19431015	100	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The Italian Government announced today that Italy is now in a state of war with Germany. Italian forces are to regarded as hostile commencing immediately.
19440729	1200	19440731	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Our submarine base in Pola is no longer available for operations. Please adjust your operations accordingly.||Bdu
19440817	1200	19440819	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@We're abandoning the French bases.Toulon is no longer available for operations. Please adjust your operations accordingly.||Bdu
19440824	800	19440826	800	1	100	20	"@Naval High Command@The pro-axis government of Romania has been overthrown. Effective immediately, regard all romanian ships as potential threat.||Dönitz"
19440825	1200	19440827	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Bordeaux is no longer available for operations. Please adjust your operations accordingly.||Bdu
19440825	1200	19440827	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@"Following the collapse of the Antonescu regime in Romania, we are now enemies with these former allies. The base in Konstantza is no longer available for operations.||Bdu"
19440903	1200	19440905	1200	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The base in Brest has been abandoned.||Bdu
19440909	1200	19440911	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Lorient is no longer available for operations.||Bdu
19440909	1200	19440911	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Our base in Salamis is no longer available for operations.||Bdu
19441201	1200	19441203	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Danzig has fallen once again.||Bdu
19450131	1200	19450202	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@The port of Riga is no longer in our hands.||Bdu
19450423	1200	19450425	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Our base in Trondheim is no longer available for operations.||Bdu
19450501	1200	19450503	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Narvik is no longer available for operations.||Bdu
19450503	1200	19450505	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@Bergen is not available for operations any longer.||Bdu
19450505	1200	19450507	1200	1	100	60	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@La Rochelle has finnally been captured, and is no longer available for operations.||Bdu
19450509	1100	19450513	1100	1	100	20	@BEF. UNTERSEEBOOTE@My U-boat men! Six years of submarine warfare lie behind us. You have fought like Lions! A crushing material superiority has forced us into a narrow area. A continuation of our fight on the remaining basis is no longer possible. U-boat men! Undefeated and unblemished you lay down your arms after a heroic battle without equal. We remember in deep respect our fallen comrades, who have sealed with death their loyalty to Fuehrer and Fatherland!||Comrades! Preserve your U-boat spirit, with which you have fought courageously, stubbornly, and imperturbably through the years for the good of the Fatherland.||Long Live Germany!|Your Grand Admiral
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
							
