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CPTLTJASON · 01-08-21, 11:37 PM

6/30/1939 Baltic, Kiel, Kriegstagebuch Nr.1 (248th day)

Schiff 35 completed her training cruise successfully during that time she carried out artillery and torpedo exercises followed by minelaying and boarding exercises she returned to Kiel on March 5, 1939 after 115 days at sea. She dropped anchor in her designated area and that is where she has been. For months there has been nothing to do but maintain the ship and for the Kommandant and officers to receive, acknowledge, read, and comment on dispatches from Berlin Schiff 35 has become a floating office. On June 1, 1939 FKpt.z.S Hartmann travelled to Berlin to receive the briefing from the Seekriegslietung. Hartmann was briefed by Kapitan.z.S Hans Voss (I. Asto), Schiff 35 will depart Kiel on July 1, 1939 and make for the North Greenland Sea and remain there until further notice after that he would be on his own to operate independently. The tanker Ermland will depart on the 31st and make for Jan Mayern Island. Hartmann returned on the 9th of June and Schiff 35 shifted to Basin V and began taking on fuel, water, and coal. The following day she took on her ammunition, 28 torpedoes, and 445 EMC mines. 3 trains arrived early on the 13th and delivered all kinds of equipment and supplies from tropical uniforms to cigarettes . The tanker Ermland came alongside on the 22nd and began loading crates, these contained 3 Arado Ar 196 A-1. “Kindly” provided by Hauptmann Vollrath Wibel, (Kommandant of Bordfliegergruppe 5/196) were another 2 fully assembled aircraft, these were loaded aboard one went into Hold No.3 and the other to Hold No.2. The catapult had been moved to Hold No.1. On the 28th 2 Leichte Schnellboote arrived and were taken aboard. These were acquired with great difficulty along with 20 torpedoes, and the 50 mines provided by the Kommandant of the Kiel Naval Arsenal (Kapitan.z.S Ulrich von Gross) these are commanded by L.z.S Erich Fredrich von Toltz and L.z.S Sepp Gruenwald. Each boat has a crew of 7 aside from these there are an additional crew of 5 (mechanics). Final loading was completed on June 30th with one last train bringing in the fresh produce, live pigs, and poultry. Schiff 35 cast off from Basin V and as the sun set on the 30th she returned to her anchorage in the harbor.

The last entry in the Kriegstagebuch read,

Schiff 35 ready for departure.
Signed
Hartmann
FKpt.z.S und Kmdt

01-08-21, 11:37 PM	#39
CPTLTJASON Kapitan.z.S Hartmann Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 305 Downloads: 247 Uploads: 1	6/30/1939 Baltic, Kiel, Kriegstagebuch Nr.1 (248th day) Schiff 35 completed her training cruise successfully during that time she carried out artillery and torpedo exercises followed by minelaying and boarding exercises she returned to Kiel on March 5, 1939 after 115 days at sea. She dropped anchor in her designated area and that is where she has been. For months there has been nothing to do but maintain the ship and for the Kommandant and officers to receive, acknowledge, read, and comment on dispatches from Berlin Schiff 35 has become a floating office. On June 1, 1939 FKpt.z.S Hartmann travelled to Berlin to receive the briefing from the Seekriegslietung. Hartmann was briefed by Kapitan.z.S Hans Voss (I. Asto), Schiff 35 will depart Kiel on July 1, 1939 and make for the North Greenland Sea and remain there until further notice after that he would be on his own to operate independently. The tanker Ermland will depart on the 31st and make for Jan Mayern Island. Hartmann returned on the 9th of June and Schiff 35 shifted to Basin V and began taking on fuel, water, and coal. The following day she took on her ammunition, 28 torpedoes, and 445 EMC mines. 3 trains arrived early on the 13th and delivered all kinds of equipment and supplies from tropical uniforms to cigarettes . The tanker Ermland came alongside on the 22nd and began loading crates, these contained 3 Arado Ar 196 A-1. “Kindly” provided by Hauptmann Vollrath Wibel, (Kommandant of Bordfliegergruppe 5/196) were another 2 fully assembled aircraft, these were loaded aboard one went into Hold No.3 and the other to Hold No.2. The catapult had been moved to Hold No.1. On the 28th 2 Leichte Schnellboote arrived and were taken aboard. These were acquired with great difficulty along with 20 torpedoes, and the 50 mines provided by the Kommandant of the Kiel Naval Arsenal (Kapitan.z.S Ulrich von Gross) these are commanded by L.z.S Erich Fredrich von Toltz and L.z.S Sepp Gruenwald. Each boat has a crew of 7 aside from these there are an additional crew of 5 (mechanics). Final loading was completed on June 30th with one last train bringing in the fresh produce, live pigs, and poultry. Schiff 35 cast off from Basin V and as the sun set on the 30th she returned to her anchorage in the harbor. The last entry in the Kriegstagebuch read, Schiff 35 ready for departure. Signed Hartmann FKpt.z.S und Kmdt __________________ "The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him" Sun Tzu Kapitan.z.S Hartmann's (U-35,U-46-U-204-U-332-U-256-U-293, U-838, U-830, U-834, U-1188, U-1180, U-835, U-840, U-839, Schiff 44 “AFRIKA”, Schiff 77 "Stortebecker", "Schiff 66 "WOLF", Schiff 19, Schiff 30) motto: Eastward Ho! "Be more aggressive" *Schiff 30 wird sie alle versenken!* Last edited by CPTLTJASON; 01-05-23 at 08:52 PM.