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Tuesday, 5 January 1943 - Stettin
Conducting tactical exercises and training with the 4th Training Flotilla (Freg.Kpt. Heinz FISCHER), Stettin and AGRU-Front, (Kvt.Kpt.-Ing. H. MÜLLER).
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The Italian Navy Forza Navale Speciale (FNS) is disbanded.
U 563 (Kptlt. Götz von Hartmann) has been told to drop out of Group "Falke" because of lack of fuel and has been given attack area BD 30 until her fuel is exhausted. The gap thus caused in the patrol strip has been closed by the boats stationed to the south moving up.
U 591 (Kptlt. Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche) refueled from U 117 (XB; Korvkpt. Hans-Werner Neumann). U 664 (Oblt. Adolf Graef) refueled for return voyage from U 662 (KrvKpt. Wolfgang Hermann).
In order to carry out some degree of flank reconnaissance for the vessel "Spichern" that is be escorted back to Brest from El Ferrol homeward bound boats have been ordered to proceed via BF 74 - 76 or 77 - 75 - 76.
On instructions from Naval War Staff boats have been given the following order:
"French Antilles and French Guyana are loyal to Vichy. Ships "Angaulema", "Guadaloupe", "Due Daumal", "San Domingo" and the tanker "Bourgogne" are thus again to be permitted to carry supplies to these possessions from the American area. Today or tomorrow the first vessels will leave the Antilles. Do not molest them".
U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts exercises with the AGRU-Front Hela.
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Wednesday,
6 January 1943 - Stettin
Conducting tactical exercises and training with the 4th Training Flotilla (Freg.Kpt. Heinz FISCHER), Stettin and AGRU-Front, (Kvt.Kpt.-Ing. H. MÜLLER).
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Captured French submarines "Phoque" and "Saphir" depart Bizerte, Tunisia with an Italian crew.
U 214 (VIID; Kptlt. Günther Reeder) sighted 3 tankers, 3 patrol boats, in ED (square garbled) course S.W. Forced away from convoy by strong land-based air patrols. Bombs and flares, submarine submerged during the day. No shipping in EC 90. Very strong land-based air activity. Moved away to the north because of breakdown of gyro.
U 134 (Kptlt. Rudolf Schendel) sighted a corvette in DS 6670 at 1400 on northerly course.
U 224 (Oblt. Hans-Carl Kosbadt) reported that Warrant Quartermaster was sick. After conversation with doctor she was ordered to carry out her special task (break through at Gibraltar).
U 618 (Oblt. Kurt Baberg) reported: Brightly illuminated steamer, similar to the English steamer announced to be leaving Lisbon. She proceeded south within territorial waters south of Lisbon. This strengthened the assumption that enemy shipping between Lisbon and Gibraltar sailed within territorial waters camouflaged as neutral.
"Milkcow" U 459 (KrvKpt. Georg von Wilamowitz-Möllendorf) has been given FD 2555 as rendezvous to supply the Italian submarine "CAGNI" as planned.
U 648 (Ltnt.z.S.d.R. Peter-Arthur Stahl) conducts exercises with the AGRU-Front Hela.
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