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Sunday, 13 December 1942 - Gotenhafen-Oxhöft
Work-up's and Trials with the U.A.K. (Kpt.z.S.R. BRÄUTIGAM), the 2nd Training Division (U.L.D.; Freg.Kpt.d.R. Ernst HASSHAGEN) and 22nd U-Flotilla (Korvkpt. Wilhelm Ambrosius):
Dry-Run Exercises with Machinery/Mechanics; Weapons; Torpedoes.
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Italian troops fight off an attack by British troops north of El Agheila, Libya in a rear guard action.
U 432 (Kptlt. Heinz-Otto Schultze) requests permission to attack large tanker with navigation light but without neutral identification in CG 8871. Course 75°. As according to report the Spanish tanker "Campoamor" is in this area, U 432 was forbidden to attack. The Naval War Staff is requested to be circumspect owing to visible identity of Spanish ships.
Owing to the continually bad weather conditions (wind strength 9 to 10) the ordered supplying of U 91, 183 and U 758 is momentarily impracticable. The boats have received instructions to remain stationary using the smallest possible amount of fuel in its present position. The supplying of several boats in the Trinidad area and on the return voyage in ED 90 is therefore delayed for several days.
Attacks on isolated vessels in the northern section of "Route Anton" will not be permitted in the following sections at 0000: from 14.12. E of 30° W.; from 17.12. N. of 35° N.; from 19.12. complete closing of "Route Anton".
The Enigma codebooks captured by HMS Petard from the sinking German submarine U-559 (Kptlt. Hans Heidtmann) arrive at Bletchley Park's Hut 8 and within one hour intercepts of German submarine signals allow the British Admiralty to instantly pinpoint the location of fifteen U-Boats.
U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Work-up's and Trials with the U.A.G. in Danzig.
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Monday,
14 December 1942 - Gotenhafen-Oxhöft
Work-up's and Trials with the U.A.K. (Kpt.z.S.R. BRÄUTIGAM), the 2nd Training Division (U.L.D.; Freg.Kpt.d.R. Ernst HASSHAGEN) and 22nd U-Flotilla (Korvkpt. Wilhelm Ambrosius):
Dry-Run Exercises with Machinery/Mechanics; Weapons; Torpedoes.
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U 91 (Kptlt. Heinz Walkerling) is stationed in CF 2167 and owing to damage incurred earlier and the momentary bad weather conditions and is greatly endangered when submerging. She is making for CE 63 for repairs and refueling from U 155 (Kptlt. Adolf Cornelius Piening).
Of the first of 4 U-boats of type IXc intended for renewed activity in the Cape Town area, U 506 (Kptlt. Erich Würdemann) has put out, under Operational Order "Seehund".
The adaptation of the first 10 boats for the use of the "F.A.T." torpedo also equipped with combined Radar/Radar detector has been proceeding since the middle of November. For the most part there have been numerous unsupportable postponements in fitting the boats for action resulting from inadequate supply of constructional parts, so that the final completion of all 10 boats is not yet in sight.
With reference to this question B.d.U. Most Secret 5552 to OKM Head of K and OKM.
Head of MND reports:
1) The fitting out of 10 U-boats with Radar/Radar detector was requested in writing after a previous discussion with the Head of MND on 19.10.
2) Although the time limit for construction was fixed for 14 days during the verbal discussion and the shipyard limit at the time of the constructional agreement lay between the 11th and 20th of November, the shipyard limit was fixed for up to 14 days later owing to the installation of the Radar/Radar detector apparatus. At the time B.d.U. concurred with this delay.
3) Owing to the delay in the supply of structural parts, above all and the knock out blow, the electrical parts, the completion of the boats was delayed for a further 10 - 20 days. The delay lasted then for only a few days and B.d.U. was only informed at short notice through the shipyard and flotilla reports. These postponements are operationally insupportable and the disposition of the command impossible. Difficulties in the disposal of the crew and completion of other boats are other accompanying results.
4) Inquiries into this matter can only lead to partial and unsatisfactory revelations, as there is no actual department absolutely responsible for the execution of these measures. The results of the telephone and written inquires were for this reason worthless to the practical administration.
5) B.d.U. requests a single department and a single person to be responsible for the execution of this fitting out, concerned with all isolated details including ship construction, Radar and the supplying of individual ports and the name of the person concerned is to be made known to them.
6) As a result of these arrangements not being kept, U-boats ready for action have been frozen and our Naval Command thereby caused painful losses in the sinking of enemy tonnage. This is, from this stand point, irresponsible and insufferable.
C-in-C U-boats Most Secret 5552.
U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts Work-up's and Trials with the
U.A.G. in Danzig.
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KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115