Hallo,
hier mal was zu dt. Blockadebrechern & Versorgern:
1) Report of Interrogation of Prisoners of War from German Supply Ships
http://www.uboatarchive.net/SupplyShipsINT.htm
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introductory Remarks 5
(i) Supply Ship Ports 5
(ii) Supply Ships operating from French West Coast Ports 5
II. Organisation of Supply Ships 5
(i) Instructions as to Mission of Supply Ships 6
(ii) Instructions for Execution of Mission 6
(iii) Avoiding Enemy Forces 7
(iv) W/T and R/T Communications 8
(v) Returning to Harbour 9
(vi) Methods of Recognition employed between Supply Ships, Warships and Aircraft 9
(vii) German Method of Oiling and Watering at Sea 9
III. "Alstertor" 10
IV. "Egerland" 15
V. "Esso-Hamburg" 21
VI. "Friedrich Breme" 24
VII. "Gedania" 24
VIII. "Gonzenheim" 26
IX "Lothringen" 26
X. Other Supply Ships 28
(i) "Spichern" 28
(ii) "Ermland" 28
(iii) "Altmark" (or "Uckermark") 29
(iv) "Nordmark" (or "Dixie") 30
(v) "Kota Pinang" 30
(vi) Unknown Supply Tanker in Canary Islands 30
(vii) "Brake" 30
(viii) Unknown Tanker Supplying Italian Submarines 31
(ix) Other Ships believed to be operating with the Supply Ship Unit 31
XI. Other Ships 32
(i) "Unitas" 32
(ii) "Walter Rau" 32
(iii) Hapag Steamers 32
(iv) "Sachsenwald" and " "August Wriedt" 32
(v) "Ole Jacob" 32
(vi) "Lech" 32
APPENDIX
Translation of extracts from a document obtained from a prisoner 33
2) Interrogation of Survivors from Raider 33 (PINGUIN) and of other Raider Prisoners
http://www.uboatarchive.net/PinguinINT.htm
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. Introductory Remarks 5
II. General statements by Prisoners regarding Raiders 6
(a) Numbers of Raiders available 6
(b) Building and Fitting Out of Raiders 6
(c) Raider Policy 6
(d) Minelaying Policy 6
(e) Raider Tactics 7
(f) Notification of the presence of British Ships 7
(g) Crews of Raiders 8
(h) Anchorages 8
(i) Fitting out of future Raiders 8
III. Raider "33" - Ship's Company 9
IV. Early History of Raider "33" - "Pinguin" 12
V. Cruise of Raider "33" 13
VI. Sinking of Raider "33" 20
VII. Wireless and Communications 21
VIII. Meteorology 23
IX Life on Board "33" 24
X. Ships taken in Prize by Raider "33" 25
XI. Supplies and Supply Ships 26
XII. Technical Details of Raider "33" 27
(a) General Remarks 27
(b) Armament 27
(c) Torpedoes 28
(d) Mines 28
(e) Ammunition Hoists 28
(f) Magazines 28
(g) Searchlights 29
(h) Engines 29
(i) Camouflage 29
(j) Aircraft 30
(k) Camouflage of the Aircraft 31
(l) Prisoner's Accommodation 32
XIII. Raider "16" - Ship's Company 32
XIV. Raider "16" - Early History, Fitting out and Trials 33
XV. Cruise of Raider "16" 33
XVI. Life on Board "16" 37
XVII. Raider "16" - Technical Details 38
(a) Armament 38
(b) Engines 38
(c) Aircraft 38
(d) Camouflage 38
XVIII. Raider "10" 39
XIX. Cruise of Raider "10" 39
XX. Raider "10" - Technical Details 40
(a) Armament 40
(b) Magazines 40
(c) Torpedo Magazine 40
(d) R.D.F. 40
(e) Rangefinder 40
(f) Aircraft 41
(g) Boats 41
XXI. Ship's Company of Raider "10" 41
XXII. Raider "36" - Early History, Fitting Out and Trials 41
XXIII. Cruise of "36" 42
XXIV. Raider "36" - Technical Details 44
(a) Identity 44
(b) Name 44
(c) Appearance 44
(d) Disguises 44
(e) Engines 44
(f) Armament and Equipment 44
(g) Aircraft 45
(h) Accommodation 45
(i) Recognition 45
III. Life on Board Raider "36" 45
IV. Other Raiders 46
(a) General Remarks 46
(b) Raider "41" 46
(c) Raider "45" 46
(d) Raider "21" 47
(e) Unknown Raider 47
XXVII. "Admiral Graf Spee" 47
XXVIII. General Remarks 48
APPENDIX I
List of Prisoners ex Raider "33"
APPENDIX II
List of Officers and Ratings known to have lost their lives in Raider "33"
APPENDIX III
List of Prisoners from other Raiders
PLATES
I. Deck Plan of Raider "33." Facing page 27.
II. Deck Plan of Raider "16" ("Orion"). Facing page 44.
PHOTOS of Raiders "10" and "16" - Frontispiece.
3) Records of the interception and salvage of the MS Odenwald from which the first POW was taken by U.S. Forces in WWII
http://www.uboatarchive.net/Odenwald.htm
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Darius
@Darius,
vielen herzlichen Dank :MG:
Die haben da noch viel mehr Verhörprotokolle, hauptsächlich von U-Boot-Besatzungen, aber z.B. auch Bismarck-Überlebenden.
Hier die komplette Übersicht:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/BritishInterrogationReports.htm
Hallo,
neben weiteren U-Boots-Protokollen ist nun auch dieser hier verfügbar:
INTERROGATION OF SURVIVORS OF "S 38" SUNK AT ABOUT 0225 ON 20th NOVEMBER, 1940,
IN POSITION APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES E. OF SOUTHWOLD.
http://www.uboatarchive.net/S38INT.htm
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Darius
und hier was neues - "R 184":
German R-Boat "R 184"
Interrogation of Survivors
September, 1942
http://www.uboatarchive.net/R-184INT.htm
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Darius
Hi,
German Minelayer "ULM" - Interrogation of Survivors
November, 1942
kam am 11.03.2009 rein:
http://www.uboatarchive.net/ULMINT.htm
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Darius
Hallo Freunde,
und wieder eine kleine Ergänzung:
C.B. 4051 (49)
German A/S Vessel
"UJ 1404"
Interrogation of Survivors
September, 1942 --/>/> http://www.uboatarchive.net/UJ1404INT.htm
ZitatShe was sunk at about 0325 G.M.T. off Dieppe, by Naval forces covering the Allied landing there on 19th August, 1942. There were 25 survivors, not all of whom have been available for interrogation
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Darius
Hi
@Reports betr.Hilfskreuzer
erstaunlich ist die für mich doch neue negative Beurteilung der Kommandanten Krüder und Rogge.
Gruß, Urs
Ein Link zum Wrack von UJ 1404:
http://hgb-oise.com/Page_hgb/doc_pdf_hgb/UJ%201404.pdf
Grüße,
Karsten