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Post by keyboy on May 27, 2017 14:16:18 GMT
March and April 1944
U-Boat Name and ID Number: U-219 Nachtdieb Patrol: #4
KptLt: Hans Schicklgruber Patrol Assignment: Atlantic Successful Patrol: Yes Number of Freighters Sank: 0 Number of Tankers Sank: 0 Number of Capital Ships Sank: 0 Refuelled U-Boats: 7 (7 tons) Torpedoes Transferred: 6 (4 tons) Parts Transferred: 5 (5 tons) Total Tonnage Claimed: 16,000 Ships Damaged : Ships Destroyed: Refit Time: Standard
Award Requests None
Crew Names: Crew Status: VETERAN
KptLt Hans Schicklgruber 1WO Eckhard Ottenbacher 2WO Christoph Knollmann LI (Eng) Elmar Lang Doctor Herwig Knust
U-219 (Nachtdieb) enters Bergen on 20th April 1944 with no victory pennants flying from her conning tower.
We were the only U-boat to leave base for this patrol on the 4th March. We travelled to our patrol co-ordinates without incident and had no contact with the enemy on transit to AL64.
During the early hours of the morning of the 15th March, all of the SMA mines onboard were deployed and all details were recorded and checked twice for accuracy.
Between the 16th and 19th of March we managed to re-supply three other U-Boats. We managed to transfer: half of the spare fuel and all of the torpedoes and some deck gun parts. Only once were we interrupted by enemy aircraft and even then, we crashed dived successfully, whilst the U-412 was attacked.
Between the 20th and 23rd of March we managed to rendezvous with four other U-Boats. The remainder of the fuel was transferred, along with some diesel engine parts, radio parts and spare parts for a periscope.
During the afternoon of the 25th March, we were visited by a Cormorant, which stayed topside and then flew off when we submerged. The weird thing was that it returned as soon as we surfaced. A few of the older sailors assure us that this is a good sign and a mark of good luck “Hals und Beinbruch”.
At the end of the month, we managed to rendezvous with another four U-boats. All had very specific parts that were needed, but unfortunately we had none aboard.
In the first two weeks of April we had contact with seven U-boats, but only managed to transfer some spare parts for a flak gun.
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 20th April 1944
After shore leave and re-supply, U-219 will be ready to resume patrol in June.
KptLt Hans Schicklgruber
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Post by keyboy on May 27, 2017 14:44:16 GMT
April 2, 1944, Gentleman, from my quick glances at the reports it was a good month, sinking 33,700 tons of shipping, and 6 hulls and encouraging reports from the U-200 Zackenbarsch and U-219 Nachtdieb, which are still out on patrol. The first round tonight is on me. The second round will be supplied by the crew of the U-842 Lohengrin. The third round will be provided by KptLt Reinhard Geist who has been awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves. AwardsKnight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and DiamondsNone Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and SwordsKptLt Reinhard Geist 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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