The torpedo is underway...



And detonates prematurely.



Now he knows that he is being hunted,
no time must be wasted, I fire another one right away...



Out of torpedoes,
we send the patrol results to the BdU who orders us to return to Kiel.



30 Sep 1940
Early Morning

Another successful patrol.
Considering the high rate of duds among the torpedoes,
the lack of a deck gun I am more than pleased so far.
U-115 is a good boat.
So are my men.



Korvettenkapitän Eckermann is pleased with my results and
congratulates me for having a mighty fine crew,
who can already be considered veterans, he says.


On top,
he pins the U-Boot-Kriegsabzeichen onto my uniform which was ordered by the BdU, Dönitz, himself.
It was usual to receive this decoration after two war patrols,
yet I am surprised!




Leaving his office,
I follow my habit of keeping a close eye on the chalk board.
Schultze is still the top ace of the U-Boot-Waffe,
while Rollmann, Liebe and Prien seem to have their own private fight for the second place on this board.