MTB_MGB-Datensatz: 3281

[Darius]

Hallo TW,

zu diesem Gefecht  Mittelmeer, 11./12.04.1945 habe ich paar Hinweise in den DEFE 3-Akten gefunden (Meldungen in chronologischer Reihenfolge - und es wird von zwei Angriffen in kurzer Abfolge gesprochen):

DEFE 3/685:

S. 131, ZIP/ZTPGM/102114

TOO: 0242
TOI: 0115/12/4/45


FROM: HAVEL
TO: "SM" DISTRIBUTION
    SPREE

MOST IMMEDIATE

- 2502 - TO SPEZIA: CONVOY 164:
UJ 2226, R 162, [R] 189, [R] 212, KT 43 (BB 30, DD 19 ARMY (H), AA 17 ((CORRUPT GROUP)) ), KT 49 (IN BALLAST), 12 KNOTS. LT. (J.G.) LINDHEIM.

S. 128, ZIP/ZTPGM/102111

TOO: 0817/0822/0828
TOI: 0914/0918/0930/12/4/45

FROM: R 162 VIA NAVAL W/T STATION LA SPEZIA
TO: BUEFFEL, SWINE, FULDA

EMERGENCY

SHORT ACTION REPORT 12/4:
AT 0246 AT PORTOFINO FLARES OVER THE CONVOY. UNTIL 0309 BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON 4 OCCATIONS BY SEVERAL NIGHT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT (LIGHTNINGS). ONE KILLED AND ONE WOUNDED IN UJ 2226 BY SPLINTERS. FROM 0409 TO 0414 AT DEVA MARINA M.T.B. ATTACK FROM LURKING POSITION WARDED OFF BY MEANS OF DEFENSIVE FIRE FROM ALL GUNS. FROM 0437 TO 0442 AT PUNTA DEL MESCO REPELLED ATTACK BY 6 M.T.B.S. 8 TORPEDO EXPLOSIONS ON LAND WERE OBSERVED. ON DEFECTS. AMMUNITION EXPENDED WILL BE REPORTED LATER.

S. 182, ZIP/ZTPGM/102155

TOO: 1844/1848/1853/1907
TOI: 1815/1821/1828/1833/12/4/45

FROM: SWINE
TO: WISENT
    MULDE
    LAHN
    BALDUR
    ELBE

EMERGENCY

SITUATION AND INTENTIONS AT 1700/12:
A)
1) CONVOY NO 164 ATTACKED 4 TIMES WITH BOMBS BY SEVERAL NIGHT RECCE A/C IN PORTOFINO AREA. 1 MAN KILLED, 1 WOUNDED. AT 0409 MTB ATTACK NEAR DEVA MARINA, AT 0437 ATTACK BY 6 MTB´s NEAR CAPE MESCO. 8 TORPEDOES EXPLODED ON SHORE. NO DAMAGE.
[...]
B) CONVOY NO 164 UJ 2226, R 162, [R] 189, [R] 212, KT 43, [KT 49] GENOA - SPEZIA 0600/12.
[...]

 

Darius

[TW]

AT 0409 MTB ATTACK NEAR DEVA MARINA, AT 0437 ATTACK BY 6 MTB´s NEAR CAPE MESCO.

Danke Martin 
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