R 227

[offshore]

Is there any more news regarding fate of Raumboot R227 than this :
"Sunk on 18 march 1945  at Stolpebank, between Scholpin and Rixhöft, cause; Russian airattack and artillery."'

[Darius]

Hi,

ich konnte nur diese Ergänzungen zum HMA-Datensatz
   https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/minensucher/ausgabe.php?where_value=1351
finden:

DEFE3/549:

ZIP/ZTPG/352734

TOO: 0940
TOI: 1015/18/3/45

FROM: R 227
TO: 10TH DEFENCE DIVISION

2 ATTACKS SO FAR IN SQUARE 9472 BY 16 A/C WITH BOMBS AND TORPEDOES. CONVOY HIT BY 3 BOMBS. AM CONTINUING PASSAGE.

DEFE3/550:

ZIP/ZTPG/353502

TOO: 1408
TOI: 1349/18/3/45

FROM: R 236
TO: 10TH DEFENCE DIVISION

ATTACK BY 18 AIRCRAFT AT 134((2)) IN SQUARE 9459 LEFT ((CORRUPT GROUP)) CORNER. ATTACKED WITH BOMBS AND TORPEDOES. R 227 TOTAL LOSS. SURVIVORS IN R 236. FIGHTER PROTECTION URGENTLY NEEDED. AM PRESUMING PASSAGE. ONE AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN. ((4 GROUPS CORRUP))

ZIP/ZTPG/353499

TOO: 1615
TOI: 1622/18/3/45

FROM: R 236
TO: 10TH DEFENCE DIVISION

IN SQUARE 9467 UPPER RIGHT CONTINOUS BOMBING AND TORPEDO ATTACKS BY AIRCRAFT. ORION SUNK. URGENTLY REQUAST FIGHTER PROTECTION.

 

Darius

[igor]

Sunk by two pairs of A-20 from 1 GMTAP and 51 MTAP.