Post by keyboy on Sept 16, 2017 17:11:40 GMT
March and April 1945
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-219 Nachtdieb Patrol: #8
KKpt: Hans Schicklgruber
Patrol Assignment: British Isles
Successful Patrol: Yes
Number of Freighters Sank: 1
Number of Tankers Sank: 1
Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0
Refuelled U-Boats: 5 (5 tons)
Torpedoes Transferred: 6 (4 tons)
Parts Transferred: 4 (4 tons)
Total Tonnage Claimed: 23,500
Ships Damaged :
Ships Destroyed: American Steam Tanker of 9200t – E.G.Seubert and British Steam Merchant of 1300t - Alexander Kennedy
Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests
None
Crew Names: Crew Status: VETERAN
KKpt Hans Schicklgruber
1WO Eckhard Ottenbacher
2WO Christoph Knollmann 2WO: EXPERTE
LI (Eng) Elmar Lang
Doctor Herwig Knust
U-219 (Nachtdieb) enters Bergen on 26th April 1944 with two victory pennants flying from her conning tower.
We were the last to leave base for this patrol on the 5th March. We travelled to our patrol co-ordinates without incident and had no contact with the enemy on transit to AN45.
During the early hours of the morning of the 16th March, all of the SMA mines onboard were deployed and all details were recorded and checked twice for accuracy.
During the afternoon of the 20th March, we identified a lone American Steam Tanker. Once we surfaced at close range both aft tubes were used. Fatal damage was done and within fifteen minutes, the E.G.Seubert had sunk by the stern.
Between the 23rd and 25th of March, we re-supplied one U-boat; U-418 took on fuel and all of our spare torpedoes.
Between the 26th and 29th of March we managed to re-supply four other U-Boats. We managed to transfer: deck parts, batteries and all of the fuel. Only once were we interrupted by enemy aircraft and even then, we crashed dived successfully, whilst the U-212 was attacked.
During the evening of the 4th April, a dim light was observed off the port bow. Upon investigation, a British Steam Merchant was identified. From close range both G7es "zaunkönig" were fired from the aft tubes and the coup de grace was made on the Alexander Kennedy at around midnight.
Between the 7th and 10th of April we managed to rendezvous with four other U-Boats. All had very specific parts that were needed, but unfortunately we had none aboard apart from the periscope parts.
We managed to transfer some diesel engine parts to the U-604 on the 12th April. A lone Grumman Wildcat nearly got us after re-supplying the U-604. Both boats managed to crash dive in time and avoid catastrophe.
The week of peace that followed was rudely interrupted during the morning of the 19th April; A Swordfish had been spotted and it was due to the speed of Ottenbacher sounding the alarm and forcing a crash dive that prevented the plane from making a strafing run on our U-boat. If only we had received the Schnorchel system much earlier during the war.
We made no further contacts and there was no further engagement with enemy ships or planes. We continued on our way back to Bergen.
The rest of the passage to Bergen was uneventful and we arrived back at base during the afternoon of 26th April 1945
After shore leave and re-supply, U-219 will be ready to resume patrol in June.
KKpt Hans Schicklgruber
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-219 Nachtdieb Patrol: #8
KKpt: Hans Schicklgruber
Patrol Assignment: British Isles
Successful Patrol: Yes
Number of Freighters Sank: 1
Number of Tankers Sank: 1
Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0
Refuelled U-Boats: 5 (5 tons)
Torpedoes Transferred: 6 (4 tons)
Parts Transferred: 4 (4 tons)
Total Tonnage Claimed: 23,500
Ships Damaged :
Ships Destroyed: American Steam Tanker of 9200t – E.G.Seubert and British Steam Merchant of 1300t - Alexander Kennedy
Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests
None
Crew Names: Crew Status: VETERAN
KKpt Hans Schicklgruber
1WO Eckhard Ottenbacher
2WO Christoph Knollmann 2WO: EXPERTE
LI (Eng) Elmar Lang
Doctor Herwig Knust
U-219 (Nachtdieb) enters Bergen on 26th April 1944 with two victory pennants flying from her conning tower.
We were the last to leave base for this patrol on the 5th March. We travelled to our patrol co-ordinates without incident and had no contact with the enemy on transit to AN45.
During the early hours of the morning of the 16th March, all of the SMA mines onboard were deployed and all details were recorded and checked twice for accuracy.
During the afternoon of the 20th March, we identified a lone American Steam Tanker. Once we surfaced at close range both aft tubes were used. Fatal damage was done and within fifteen minutes, the E.G.Seubert had sunk by the stern.
Between the 23rd and 25th of March, we re-supplied one U-boat; U-418 took on fuel and all of our spare torpedoes.
Between the 26th and 29th of March we managed to re-supply four other U-Boats. We managed to transfer: deck parts, batteries and all of the fuel. Only once were we interrupted by enemy aircraft and even then, we crashed dived successfully, whilst the U-212 was attacked.
During the evening of the 4th April, a dim light was observed off the port bow. Upon investigation, a British Steam Merchant was identified. From close range both G7es "zaunkönig" were fired from the aft tubes and the coup de grace was made on the Alexander Kennedy at around midnight.
Between the 7th and 10th of April we managed to rendezvous with four other U-Boats. All had very specific parts that were needed, but unfortunately we had none aboard apart from the periscope parts.
We managed to transfer some diesel engine parts to the U-604 on the 12th April. A lone Grumman Wildcat nearly got us after re-supplying the U-604. Both boats managed to crash dive in time and avoid catastrophe.
The week of peace that followed was rudely interrupted during the morning of the 19th April; A Swordfish had been spotted and it was due to the speed of Ottenbacher sounding the alarm and forcing a crash dive that prevented the plane from making a strafing run on our U-boat. If only we had received the Schnorchel system much earlier during the war.
We made no further contacts and there was no further engagement with enemy ships or planes. We continued on our way back to Bergen.
The rest of the passage to Bergen was uneventful and we arrived back at base during the afternoon of 26th April 1945
After shore leave and re-supply, U-219 will be ready to resume patrol in June.
KKpt Hans Schicklgruber