U-boat Archive - U-boat KTB - U302 4th War Patrol

Enclosure 5 to F.d.U. Norwegen Gkdos 2430

Own Radio Messages and those received by the boat.

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Date
30.05.43
11.57	1137 Short Signal
	Have passed 65°N to the north.
	Sickel

11.06.43
16.37	1409/47 F.d.U.
	A destroyer square AB 3959 course 270°, high speed. Searching sea area.
	Sickel

13.06.43
17.10	1708/777 Short Signal
	Destroyer, enemy runs at high speed to the west. AB 6385
	Lange

16.06.43
03.48	0348/708 Short Signal
	One destroyer AB 6364 to the east. Medium speed.
	Volger

04.20	0406/709 Short Signal
	Settled.
	Volger

18.06.43
15.57	1436/734 Volger
	1.) Enemy, probably unoccupied weather radio station NE-coast Bear Island at "Tunheim" (Chart D 155) bombed by the Luftwaffe. People not observed.
	2.) With suitable weather conditions determine results with appropriate caution by armed landing party and report. There appears to be a pier suitable for landing "Tunheim".
	3.) Absence from attack area as short as possible.
	4.) Report leaving attack area, task completion as soon as possible.
	F.d.U.

19.06.43
16.07	1607/742 Short Signal
	Going to AB 3997.
	Volger

20.06.43
05.56	0556/756 Short Signal
	Have completed task.
	Volger

20.06.43
09.37	0705/762 F.d.U.
	Enemy automatic weather radio station not found. Two radio station with only Norwegian equipment were destroyed. All buildings were ruined. New traces of men were not observed.
	Volger

17.45	1718/787 Sickel Kr. Kr.
	Head for square ÄG 7430 at highest continuous speed outside the ice limit.
	F.d.U.

21.43	2029/772 Sickel
	Operation 1 Ju 88 for west coast Spitzbergen and Krossfjord (ice reconnaissance) and 1 BV-138 runs for Nussbaum rescue attempt.
	F.d.U.

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21.51	2043/773 Sickel
	2 Focke-Wulf 200 fly armed reconnaissance west Spitzbergen to Krossfjord. West therefrom further reconnaissance scheduled.
	F.d.U.

21.06.43
00.15	2315/775 Sickel
	At pickup point 2 crags up to 1 nm off the coast. Appropriate caution.
	F.d.U.

22.06.43
01.32	00.39/788 Sickel
	1.) After taking the weather troops aboard conservative reconnaissance of the abandoned station, as far as chart allowance permits.
	2.) Then if possible look at Isfjorden and Bell Sound. Enemy vessels and base is suspected there. Expect enemy action. Aircraft was shot at at Barentsburg (Isfjorden) on 12 June.
	F.d.U.

01.43	0059/789 Sickel
	Air reconnaissance reports about 11.00 hours in objective area no Nussbaum observations. In square 7258 lower-left 6 bomb craters in the ice.
	F.d.U.

04.08	0422/791 Short Signal
	20.00 hours.
	Sickel

13.56	1314/795 Sickel
	Report taking weather troop on board with Short Signal "Yes" and time.
	F.d.U.

23.06.43
03.34	0334/703 Short Signal
	17.00 hours "Yes".
	Sickel

13.03	1131/709 Sickel
	1.) Report completion of Spitzbergen reconnaissance task by Short Signal, important results also"Nußbaum"-insight by Radio Message.
	2.) Afterwards report ice limit at 17, 19 and 21°E buy short signal, last three digits of the squares.
	F.d.U.

14.25	1310/711 Esch
	1.) If possible check for radio station believed to be on the west coast of Bare Island north of Lapp Bay by landing with appropriate caution.
	2.) Herbschleb reports: transmitter mast, small hut, matress shaped form resting on stilts on the roof.
	3.) By Short Signal "Yes" and 10 latitude minutes above 74° confirmed. Important by Radio Message.
	F.d.U.

24.06.43
02.49	0210/722 Esch
	If possible take, then effectively destroy. Beware of land-mines or booby traps.
	F.d.U.

23.55	2336/730 Esch
	If radio gear is determined, further details such as as spacing and arrangement of dipoles is of value. Booby traps. in gear are possible.
	F.d.U.

25.06.43
09.26	05.10/732 F.d.U.
	Cape Duner to Cape Harr nothing similar to Herbschleb. Deception by 33-meter high mast possible.
	Esch

12.14	0841/735 F.d.U.
	1.) From troop Köhler wounded in enemy hands station occupied.
	2.) At Barentsburg shot at with artillery. Isfjord and Bell Sound not viewed entirely.
	Sickel

14.32	1344/739 Esch
	Bear Island task settled. Old disposition.
	F.d.U.

25.06.43
14.41	1348/740 Sickel
	After completing ordered ice reconnaissance return Hammerfest via SR 1. Afterwards another operation anticipated.
	F.d.U.

26.06.43
02.07	0207/754 Short Signal
	Am 36 hours off return harbor.
	Sickel

15.22	1522/763 Short Signal
	611, 697, 721.
	Sickel

16.43	1529/764 Sickel
	1.) Sickel relieve Benker AB 6622 lower-center edge depth 30 nm. 27 Jun 00.00 hours give weather troop and account of special task.
	2.) Benker afterwards return transit Narvik-Andfjord.
	3.) Sickel report relieving by Short Signal "Yes".
	F.d.U.

27.06.43
03.31	03.31/770 Short Signal
	"Yes".
	Sickel

04.07.43
22.32	2150/718 F.d.U.
	1.) Dived due to enemy artillery.
	2.) British "Sturgeon" not Russian.
	3.) Set off to the west.
	4.) Serial No. 713 settled.
	Esch

06.07.43
15.59	1510/772 Kr. Kr. All
	Reconnaissance reports 1425 hours 17E 7211 U-boat diving.

10.07.43
04.33	0335/722 F.d.U.
	1.) Task completed.
	2.) Also to Adm.Nordmeer, Robert works with Anton and Heinrich.
	3.) Question giving the gear and taking over 2 Etos.
	Bugs

10.07.43
11.45	1050/724 Bugs
	Give gear. Do not take over Etos.
	F.d.U.

17.07.43
14.23	1320/733
	Herrle relieves Sickel 17 July 20.00 hours in AB 3896 depth 30 nm. Sickel return transit Andefjorden Narvik.
	F.d.U.

18.07.43
04.11	0030/745 F.d.U.
	Will be at "Schwarz 25" 24.00 hours. Request run into Harstad. Arrival Narvik 19 July 17.00 hours.
	Sickel