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Post by keyboy on May 4, 2017 10:33:09 GMT
December 1943 and January 1944
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-219 Nachtdieb Patrol: #3
KptLt: Hans Schicklgruber Patrol Assignment: North America Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 0 Number of Tankers Sank: 1 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Refuelled U-Boats: 7 (7 tons) Torpedoes Transferred: 6 (4 tons) Parts Transferred: 3 (3 tons) Total Tonnage Claimed: 21,000 Ships Damaged : Ships Destroyed: British Motor Tanker of 7000t – Benedick Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests Crew advancement roll
Crew Names: Crew Status: TRAINED
KptLt Hans Schicklgruber 1WO Eckhard Ottenbacher 2WO Christoph Knollmann LI (Eng) Elmar Lang Doctor Herwig Knust
U-219 (Nachtdieb) enters Bergen on 29th January 1944 with one victory pennant flying from her conning tower.
We were the first to leave base for this patrol on the 1st December. We travelled to our patrol co-ordinates without incident and had no contact with the enemy on transit to AD47.
During the early hours of the morning of the 19th December, all of the SMA mines onboard were deployed and all details were recorded and checked twice for accuracy.
During the afternoon of the 23rd December, we identified a lone British Motor Tanker. Once we surfaced at close range both aft tubes were used. Considerable damage was done and within fifteen minutes, the Benedick had sunk by the stern.
Between the 27th and 30th of December, we re-supplied one U-boat; U-777 took on fuel and all of our spare torpedoes.
Between the 2nd and 6th of January we managed to re-supply six other U-Boats. We managed to transfer: deck parts and all of the fuel. Only once were we interrupted by enemy aircraft and even then, we crashed dived successfully, whilst the U-507 was attacked.
Between the 10th and 13th of January we managed to rendezvous with four other U-Boats. All had very specific parts that were needed, but unfortunately we had none aboard.
We managed to transfer some diesel engine parts to the U-152 on the 13th October. A lone Grumman Wildcat nearly got us after re-supplying the U-152. Both boats managed to crash dive in time and avoid catastrophe.
The two weeks of peace that followed was rudely interrupted during the morning of the 26th January; A Swordfish had been spotted and it was due to the speed of Knollmann sounding the alarm and forcing a crash dive that prevented the plane from making a strafing run on our U-boat. It appears that the NAXOS radar system works well at first glance.
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 29th January 1944
After shore leave and re-supply, U-219 will be ready to resume patrol in March.
KptLt Hans Schicklgruber
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Post by silentwolf on May 5, 2017 12:43:32 GMT
U-Boat Name and ID Number: Fliegenklatsche U-789 Patrol Assignment: Atlantic Wolfpack (3rd Patrol) Patrol Date: December 1943 Successful Patrol: No
Number of Freighters Sank: 0 Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Total Tonnage Destroyed: 0 (16,300)
Ships Sank: NA
Ships Damaged: NA
Refit Time: Standard, ready for patrol February 1944
Awards Requested: NA
Notes: December 26th, 1943 - Fliegenklatsche sails into Bergen with zero pennants on display. An increased presence of allied aircraft over the Atlantic kept U-789 on high alert.
The NAXOS proved to be quite effective, on two occasions the U-boot was able to detect enemy aircraft and slip away undetected.
Unfortunately, this was an unsuccessful patrol for OltzS Adalbert Deecke. There were zero shipping contacts and not single torpedo was fired.
Despite feeling as if he "had been dealt a bad hand", OltzS Deecke is pleased with the performance of the newly installed radar detector.
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Post by keyboy on May 6, 2017 9:04:57 GMT
January 1, 1944, Gentleman, from my quick glances at the reports it was a good month, sinking 10,600 tons of shipping, and 3 hulls and encouraging reports from the U-871 Kastengelee and U-219 Nachtdieb which are still out on patrol. Unfortunately, we lost another U-boat in the Atlantic. The first two rounds tonight are on me, as we honour our fallen comrades of the U-793 Banshee. The third round will be supplied by the crew of the U-789 Fliegenklatsche. AwardsKnight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsNone Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and SwordsNone Knight's Cross with Oak LeavesNone Knight's CrossNone Iron Cross 2nd ClassNone Iron Cross 1st Class None U-Boat War Badge To the Crew of: NonePromotionsNone
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