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U 115
- KTB -
First War Patrol
(17th war patrol overall)
Friday,
12 March 1943 - Great Belt/Skagerrak
During transit, received daily intel and Op.-Updates:
1) RAF bombers attack the Krupp steel plants in Essen.
2) Heavy fighting at Kharkov; Our troops evacuate Vyazma.
3) British destroyer HMS Lighting (G55) of Force Q is sunk in the Mediterranean by twelve German torpedo bombers and German motor torpedo boat S-158.
4) Tirpitz arrives at Bogen/Narvik.
5) In order to facilitate the transit of closed areas within Route "A" to uboats, the areas will be divided into the following sections:
A) Section "A" extends from W. France to 30° W.
B) Section "B" extends from 30° W. to the south to 30° N.
C) Section "C" extends from 30° N. to 15° N.
D) Section "D" extends from 15° N. to 05° S.
With the immediate closing of section "B" until further notice, only section "A" is open for attacks on isolated vessels.
1200 -
Days Run: 311.5 nm ↗ (20h 50') - since Kiel
504cbm (6cbm in 20h); Weather and Sea unchanged since Kiel.
Bottoming boat outside of Kristiansand, due to darkness rapidly setting-in.
RST
KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115