By the way, here is a small example of the formatting I have been using. This includes tactical, operational and strategic messages. I hope this displayes without screwing up the forum. If it looks bad, I'll delete this post.
Gumby
Message examples for five days in October 1940 follow:
19401020 0037 19401020 2359 0 100 20 @U-47@^BdU^|1940.10.20|Have sunk another steamer est 4000 tons and left a tanker for 9000 aflame and sinking in AL0365. Out of eels. Returning Lorient. 52 cbm fuel. AL03|Prien
19401020 0325 19401020 2359 0 100 20 @U-46@^BdU^|1940.10.20|Pursued large tanker from convoy to SE and sank her in AM4137. Estimate 12,000 tons. Only two eels left, both in stern. 36 cbm fuel. AM41|Endrass
19401020 0720 19401020 2359 0 100 20 @U-100@^BdU^|1940.10.20|Have sunk British steamer LOCH LOMOND 5458 BRT in AM4149. No eels left. 79 cbm fuel. Returning Lorient. AM41|Schepke
19401020 0410 19401020 2345 0 100 20 @Italian submarine Malaspina@^Betasom^|1940.10.20|Have sunk tanker from dispersed convoy at 59N/29W |Leoni
19401020 0829 19401020 2300 0 100 20 @U-124@^BdU^|1940.10.20|In attack on convoy sank two steamers for 13,500 tons. Was attacked by escort in prolonged D/C attack. No damage. 96 cbm fuel. AL1763|Schulz
19401020 1400 19401020 2200 1 100 60 @OKM@^German Naval Units^|1940.10.20|TODAY KPTLT GUNTHER PRIEN WAS AWARDED OAK LEAVES TO THE KNIGHTS CROSS. CONGRATULATIONS KALEUN!||ObdM||gez. Großadmiral Raeder
19401020 1542 19401020 2300 0 100 20 @U-93@^BdU^|1940.10.20|Breaking off pursuit due fuel concerns. Convoy hdg 270 at 7 kts. On return passage Lorient due fuel state. 28 cbm fuel. AK3999|Korth
19401020 1945 19401020 2300 1 100 60 @BdU@^U-124^|1940.10.20|U 124: RESUME WEATHER REPORTING DUTIES NORTH OF 56.22 N. IN SQUARES AL23 TO AL26||BdU
19401020 1951 19401020 2300 1 100 60 @BdU@^U-28^|1940.10.20|U 28: PROCEED TO AM15 AND ASSUME WX REPORTING DUTIES FOR LUFTWAFFE||BdU
19401021 1800 19401021 2200 0 100 60 @NORDDEICH RADIO@^German ships at sea^|1940.10.21| Wehrmachtsbericht |Arabia: Italian aircraft from East Africa have bombed oil refineries in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Yesterday, Cairo in Egypt was also bombed. ||Armed Forces Radio Berlin
19401021 2002 19401021 2300 0 100 20 @U-32@^BdU^|1940.10.21|Joining Ireland circuit. Passing 10W. Entering Atlantic operations area. No problems. 75 cbm fuel. BF4217|Jenisch
19401021 2256 19401021 2300 0 100 20 @U-31@^BdU^|1940.10.21|Joining Ireland circuit. Passing 10W. Entering Atlantic operations area. Was again attacked by enemy S/M on departure from Lorient Approaches. No damage. 77 cbm fuel. BF4214|Prellberg
19401021 1300 19401021 2200 1 100 60 @OKM@^German Naval Units^|1940.10.21|TODAY KKPT VIKTOR
OEHRN AND OBLT (ING) GERD SUHREN WERE AWARDED THE KNIGHTS CROSS TO THE IRON CROSS. CONGRATULATIONS GENTLEMEN!||ObdM||gez. Großadmiral Raeder
19401022 0250 19401022 2300 1 100 60 @BdU@^U-46^|1940.10.22|U 46: BEGIN RETURN PASSAGE TO KIEL.||BdU
19401023 2229 19401024 2200 0 100 20 @U-48@^BdU^|1940.10.23|Exiting Atlantic operations area. Estimating Kiel night of 10.27 Switching to Coastal service. 19 cbm fuel. AF7959 |Bleichrodt
19401024 0305 19401024 2200 0 100 20 @U-46@^BdU^|1940.10.24|Exiting Atlantic operations area. Estimating Kiel night of 10.28 Switching to Coastal service. 17 cbm fuel. AF7797 |Endrass
19401024 1300 19401024 2200 1 100 60 @OKM@^German Naval Units^|1940.10.24|TODAY KPTLT HEINRICH BLEICHRODT AND OBLT WOLFGANG LUTH WERE AWARDED THE KNIGHTS CROSS TO THE IRON CROSS. CONGRATULATIONS GENTLEMEN!||ObdM||gez. Großadmiral Raeder
19401024 1945 19401024 2300 1 100 60 @BdU@^U-28, 31^|1940.10.24|U 28: OPERATE AGAINST SHIPPING NORTH OF 57.30N. U 31: OPERATE AGAINST SHIPPING SOUTH OF 57.30N. FOUR ITALIAN BOATS WILL BE OPERATING WEST OF 20W.||BdU
19401024 2245 19401024 1500 1 100 20 @BdU@|1940.10.24|IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN ACTION THAT U-BOATS ON THE SURFACE ARE ABLE TO OUT RUN ESCORTS EXCLUDING DESTROYERS. THE ENEMY IS ILL PREPARED FOR NIGHT ATTACKS AND EXPECTS U-BOATS TO ATTACK FROM OUTSIDE A CONVOY, NOT FROM IN ITS MIDST.||BdU
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