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Old 02-12-23, 03:16 AM   #325
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Default Danziger Werft AG, Danzig

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Thursday, 11 February 1943 - Danzig

Transferred to Danziger Werft AG, for Repairs and Overhaul.

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General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the Allied forces in Europe.

U 155 (Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening), on her way out, sighted several destroyers and small vessels in BE 9945. According to our reckoning, they probably belonged to a N-bound Gibraltar convoy and boats in favorable positions were ordered to make use of opportunities to attack. For reasons unknown, U 155 continued on her outward passage as soon as she had made her report. There is therefore no contact. As visibility is poor and there is strong air reconnaissance in this area a controlled operation of several boats does not seem promising, especially as there is at most one night left for attack.

U 223 (Oblt. Karl-Jürgen Wächter) was observed in AJ 8489 by an independent destroyer, course 220°, high speed. She lost contact after surfacing.

U 510 (Korvkpt. Karl Neitzel) has requested squares EO and EP as attack area, because of an oil trace.

As no further reports were received from Group "Rochen", the operation was broken off at 1200. U 87, 202, 264, 558 and 258 are proceeding to DH 4755 to supply from U 118 (XB; Korvkpt. Werner Czygan). The remaining boats will occupy the following attack areas for the time being: U 521 squares CF 76 and 84, U 108 : CF 79 and 87, U 66 : DH 11 and 12, U 218 : DH 14 and 15, U 43 : DH 17 and 18.

U 103 will occupy position CG 4624, U 107 CG 4515, depth 60 miles, as reliefs for U 125 and U 436 which are short of fuel. These boats will join Group "Delphin".

In order to intercept convoy traffic to and from England on the southern route a patrol line has been ordered which will leave AK 3784 for AL 4711 at 1200/14/2, course 235°, speed 5 knots. Order U 529 - 468 - 377 - 225 - 653 - 628 - 623 - 621 - 753 - 332 and 92. These boats will form Group "Ritter"

"Milkcow" U 460 (Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor) will start to supply in AK 8985 from today. 5 boats will refuel for return passage at economical speed, 4 boats for further operation on the northerly convoy route.

U 519 (Kptlt. Günther Eppen) has not reported since she sailed on 30.1. There have been several attack reports in BF and BE during the last few days and she may have been sunk by English aircraft. Her loss must be presumed.

Ryan Aeronautical receives a US Navy contract to build three piston-jet mix-powered prototype fighters.

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Tactical Exercises in the Baltic Sea.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115
Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ...

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Friday, 12 February 1943 - Danzig

At Danziger Werft AG, for Repairs and Overhaul.

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Soviet troops capture Rostov, while our troops fall back from Krasnodar to the Kuban defensive positions.

Upon promotion to Generalfeldmarschall, Maximilian von Weichs steps down as the commanding officer of German Armeegruppe B, which has been transferred to the new Army Group Don.

U 603 (Oblt. Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann) has broken off her search for the convoy reported yesterday by U 155 (Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening). This operation is thus ended.

U 436 (Kptlt. Günther Seibicke) reported strong air activity in CG 45, bombs; no damage, returning because of fuel.

U 620 (Kptlt. Heinz Stein) sighted 2 destroyers, course 225°, in CF 9266. No further contact with the enemy.

U 108 (Kptlt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram) was bombed on 10.2 at great depth. Bow tubes probably out of action. She is testing her operational fitness.

Convoy No. 8 (KMF/S.9G?):
U 569
(Oblt.z.S.d.R. Hans Johannsen) sighted several smoke clouds at 1323 in BE 9815 disappearing S. According to our reckoning there should be a Gibraltar-bound convoy in this area. Group "Delphin", including U 107 and U 103 and U 410, 382, 445, 155 and 185, on outward passage, were ordered to operate on U 569's report. At 1600 the enemy was in BE 9873. Towards 2000, U 185 (Kptlt. August Maus) reported that she had sighted 5 steamers, 3 of them passenger ships, on a main course of 160°, speed 16 knots, in CG 1559 and had fired a miss at an "Arundel Castle" type. She was then driven off by aircraft and destroyers. It appeared therefore that there was a fast and slow section of the convoy. This was quite possible, as radio intelligence (X) and agent's reports had stated that material and personnel were often convoyed to Gibraltar in separate groups. The boats were ordered to operate against one of these 2 convoys on a main course of 160 - 180°, according to the situation. Meanwhile, U 569 had also been forced to dive and contact was lost. Convoy's last position at 1730 was in CG 9892. The boat sighted several single destroyers during the night, but was constantly driven off in varying visibility, as was U 185, which also sighted destroyers several times in CG 1537. Contact had not been regained by morning. The fast group must have got through and can probably no longer be reached. Operation continues against the slow section.

Attack areas: U 510 (Korvkpt. Karl Neitzel): EO 60, evading N and E. U 156 (KrvKpt. Werner Hartenstein): EO 50 and 20 westwards to Georgetown. Both boats are to operate as close to the coast as possible. Freedom of action as far as the sea area off Trinidad during the next new moon period.

U 594 (Kptlt. Friedrich Mumm) and U 414 (Oblt. Walther Huth) have supplied from "Milkcow" U 460 (Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor).

Boats in the Capetown area have been informed that Saldanhab Bay is probably an assembly point for convoys and is mainly approached by independent ships from Capetown.

U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Tactical Exercises in the Baltic Sea.

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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115
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