January 20, 1941
St John's Canada
22:00
Two men , looking tired and soaking wet rang the bell of a lonely house facing the ocean
A man opened the door and froze.....
"Herr Admiral ... " Gunther Spaz said.
"Quick get inside" one of the men replied
Inside the house
It was clear that Konteradmiral vonHarris and Matrose Hans Gruber had escaped from their Canadian POW and they were trying to get back to Germany.
Gunter took a piece of paper and wrote a coded telegram for the Bdu, which he sent the next day to a Mr Laufen
On January 25 ,1941 BdU issued the following top secret orders for the commander of U-345
From : Bdu
To : U-345
Commander only
Leave Lorient immediatelly
Proceed to grid BB63 to pick up two very important men
Avoid all contacts on the way
Do not engage at all costs
Maintain radio silence until futher notice
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