Lio, you might look here at the O.K.M. - 1. Skl Daily Situation Reports you have to scroll dowm the page to see them
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The wording used on a U-boat to order maneuvers like diving and surfacing is very strict - even to this day. Only standard verbiage and nomenclature was used. Anblasen is an actual term used to order blowing. It is found in the Diving Manual which you can read here The word Ausblasen = to blow would be used to discuss blowing in a general way but would not be used by the Chief Engineer or Ko
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I am sorry to hear of his passing and wish his family well.
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Here is a tidbit on Commander Albrecht from his meeting with the captured CO of U-662 Kapitänleutnant Heinz-Eberhard Müller.
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Hi, in the type IXC there was no red lighting. Quoting the US Navy Evaluation found here "Low level illumination for dark adaptation is not provided. Control instruments have been treated with relatively long persistence phosphorescent material." I believe that the type VII was the same. In type VII Manual found here it says "The night lighting is powered from light groups an
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Hi Andrey, the Black Sea U-boats used standard Kriegsmarine grid squares in their KTBs. The "Norm" in the message means standard squares. The grid squares in radio messages to U-boats were usually disguised. The system for disguising the squares in the Black Sea was different than in the Atlantic. In the Atlantic only the letters and the first two digits were disguised. In this mes
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The eyepiece of the periscope in the conning tower (the attack periscope) was fixed in height, while the extendable part of the periscope tube moved up and down out of the boat. The periscope was turned by a hydraulic system using foot pedals while the operator sat on a seat. The eyepiece scope in the control room (air search periscope) moved up and down as the scope was raised and lowered out o
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Rubber boat launched. Second Watch Officer sent over for consultation because the boat had no refueling instructions. Line connection from the deck of U-459 to the bridge of U-108. Jerry
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The tube contained replacement gun barrels for the 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun.
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U-boats did extend sometimes extended their periscopes to the maximum height to gain height of eye.
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bpk The KS-3D was definitely used on U-boats. I have translated the war diary for a boat that tested the sextant. You have a pm
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Hi Firmin here is the KTB:
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Hi Adam, here is the KTB See page 3.
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Hi danmac, I can say with near certainty that the attack on a lighthouse did not take place. 1st I have translated almost all of the KTBs for boats that operated off the Canadian coast and there is no such attack mentioned. 2nd U-boats did not attack navigation aids because they found then useful for their own navigation. 3rd Attacks on targets ashore would not have been done without specific
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WWI and II switchover dates for daylight savings time are given on the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, the National Metrology Institute of Germany website To sumarize: 30.04.1916 23.00 MEZ to 01.10.1916 01.00 MESZ 16.04.1917 02.00 MEZ to 17.09.1917 03.00 MESZ 15.04.1918 02.00 MEZ to 16.09.1918 03.00 MESZ
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Up to now I have worked exclusively with WWII records, mostly translating WWII U-boat KTBs. I have just begun to translate my fist WWI U-boat war diaries, for example: I usually include sun and moon data for the diaries I translate but I am unsure of the timezone that the diary is kept in. WWII U-boat war diaries were kept in German Legal time. Switchover dates for daylight savings time are kn
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Hi Todd, U-537 is the best example in the Labrador Sea. The boat set up a weather station in Martin Bay. No boats operated In Hudson's Bay approaches.
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Hi see page 147 and 148 of teh Type VIIC Manual here Cheers
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Hi Brian and Phil, here is the KTB:
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Hi, the KTB is here Jerry
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Hi, you might look through this document which is an extract of German Naval Staff files.
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I highly recommend these books. Each book tells the story chronologically from the point of view of a particular French U-boat base. The numerous photos, many of which are from the Deutsches U-Boot Museum and Luc's own extensive collection, are wonderful and make the books a great value.
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After departing Stettin on 27.11.42 the boat carried out sound trials at Ronne from 28.11. - 30.11.42 then arrived at Kiel on 1.12.42.
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Today is the 102nd birthday of Korvettenkapitän a.D. Reinhard Hardegen (U123). Herzlichen Glückwunsch !!!
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Alan, contact me at jerry@uboatarchive.net and I will see what I can do. Jerry
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Hello all, I am working on a project to translate the KTBs of boats that deployed to the US East Coast. I am missing the KTB of U-135 for the boat's 3rd patrol from 26 Aprl to 5 July 1942. This KTB is found on NARA T1022 Roll 2835. I have other KTBs from the roll but this one is missing from the set available to me. If you can help me please contact me at jerry&#
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Hello all, I am currently translating the KTB for U-109's 5th patrol from 25 March - 3 June 1942. The copy of the KTB I am working with is missing page 27 which covers the period 4 May 00.00 to 5 May 08.00. If any has a copy of the KTB with the missing page please get in touch with me by PM or at s3bpilot@shaw.ca. Reg
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Hi John, no mention of a lost crewman on 22 March. The entry for 14.35 reads "Crash dive for aircraft, 6 aircraft bombs, without damage." Cheers, Jerry
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Hello all, I am translating a KTB and ran across the term NAG which I presume is an abreviation for "Netz- und Anpassungsgerät". One of these was transferred from a supply boat (U-461) to a type VIIC (U-707) on 10 May 1943. Presumably this is a power supply and/or adapter for radio gear. Does anyone know what this device is and what it was used for? Thanks, Jerry
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John, I should add that the boat sailed with 6 torpedoes and shot one stern torpedo at a tanker on 25 December at 0800 which missed, exploding at the end of the run, leaving 5 in the tubes at the time of the attack on the battleship formation. Jerry
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