Excerpt from the Radio Log of   "  U  539  "
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	Patrol  "  U  539  " from 4.9.43 to 23.10.43.
	Kommandant  :  Oberleutnant z. See Lauterbach - Emden
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	15.09.43                                               Coastal 1005 Deflection part "Wanze" failed.  AF 8773.                                                              from Lauterbach       15.09.43                                               Coastal 1409 To Lauterbach  :   Continue outbound transit, however not via AD 20, instead AE 80.  Instructions concerning repair "Hagenuk" follow.       15.09.43                                               Coastal 1813 To Lauterbach  :   Repair instructions for Wanze:  Replace Tubes 19, 20, 21 and 26.  If no success unsolder condenser C 2-3 and C 208.  If condenser 214 is defective, replace with C 208.  Resistor W 148 (2 Kilo-Ohm) replace with resistor 1.6 Kilo-Ohm.  If one is not at hand, remove from the Radione.  Voltage between Cathode tube 19 and ground must amount to 11-15 Volts. Then re-magnetize as described on page 10.   Request further reports on the nature of the failure.       18.09.43                                               Coastal 1813 1) Lauterbach, Speidel 19 September 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.   2) Baltz is reminded of passing report.       21.09.43                                               Ireland 0519 ßß Was forced off.  U-270.  (jumped in as Radio Message Repeater)       21.09.43                                               Ireland 0835 ßß Was attacked by aircraft.  AE 8528.    U-539       21.09.43                                               Ireland 1649 New objective for Finke, Giersberg, Lauterbach, Speidel is AK 50.  Named boats report position when passing

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	the latitude of AL 14.  Finke add report concerning completion of special task.       24.09.43                                               Ireland 0034 1) 21 September surfaced AE 8546, 3 very close aircraft bombs from "Lockheed Hudson" no damage.   2) Am missing Serial Nos. 192, 93 from 20 September.  140-152 158 from 21 September.   3) AL 3366, 221 cbm.   4) W 7, Sea 6, 1006 mb, rising.                                                             from Lauterbach       24.09.43                                               Ireland 1635 1) Speidel, Lauterbach, Finke, Giersberg, Hunger, on 25 September 08.00 hours Baltz, Dauter, Freiberg on 26 September 08.00 hours switch to Hubertus Circuit.   2) Schröteler, Wächter 25 September 08.00 hours switch to Coastal Circuit.   3) Speidel, Finke when arriving in naval square AL give passing report.       24.09.43                                               Ireland 1645 and 1731 1) Finke, Speidel, Rendtel, Techand, Lauterbach, Engel, Manseck, Forstner, Deecke, Guersberg, Mäder, Curio, Ferro, Purkhold, Baltz, Bork, Hunger, Freiberg, Dauter form Group Rossbach.  In this order on 26 September 16.00 hours be in reconnaissance line.  From I, to II, course 90°, 4 knots, I bears Cäsar in 225°T, 163 nm away, II bears Hans in 105°T, 77 nm away, westbound convoy expected from 26 September.   2) From experience the enemy now suspects a disposition approximately between reference points Dora and Karl, therefore, as far as possible, remain unseen for the current approach, take advantage of the favorable weather conditions at the moment to gain space.  Radio silence except for tactically important reports.   3) After picking up the convoy Lauterbach detach and proceed to square CB, completely free to maneuver.   4) Supply for return transit after operation anticipated.       25.09.43                                               Hubertus 1112 Group Rossbach contrary to precious orders  :  On 27 September at 06.00 hours be in new patrol line, from Point Alfa to Beta.  Interval 15 nm.  Point Alpha bears Cäsar in

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	253°T, 126 nm away.  Point Beta bears Hans in 88°T, 112 nm away.  Convoy first expected from 27 September.       26.09.43                                               Hubertus 1701 To Group Rossbach  :   1) 1.)  From morning westbound convoy speed 9 knots expected.  Delay up to 2 days is possible.  From 29 September a westbound convoy 7.5 knots is expected.   2) 2.)  In low visibility weather listen often, this go especially for boats with low fuel inventories.       27.09.43                                               Hubertus 1133 To Rossbach  :   From 12.00 hours course 300°, speed 7 knots.  From 28 September 00.00 hours stop.  Remain in reached position line as patrol line.       27.09.43                                               Hubertus 20.54 To Rossbach  :   Meeting with expected convoy is expected at any time.  Pay attention.  Use surface wavelength bearings for convoy voice frequency, if available.       28.09.43                                               Hubertus 2050 To Rossbach  :   Tonight by all means monitor the line with certainty.  The convoy must come.       29.09.43                                               Hubertus 21.34 1) Heilmann and Krüger join Group Rossbach.   2) Group Rossbach in order:  Heilmann, Speidel, Rendtel, Techand, Lauterbach, Engel, Hunger, Manseck, Deecke, Freiberg, Giersberg, Mäder, Curio, Ferro, Purkhold, Baltz, Bork, Dauter, Bahr, Krüger, Forstner on 1 October at 10.00 hours be in patrol line from Point 1 to point 2 interval 15 nm.  Point 1 bears Gustav in 270°T, 74 nm.  Point 2 bears Hans in 190°T, 120 nm away.       29.09.43                                               Hubertus 2215 To clarify:  Point 1 lies therefore east of Gustav.  From 1 October slow southwestbound convoy expected.  Furthermore radio silence except for tactically important reports.  Remain unnoticed if possible.

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	3) After convoy operation for low-fuel boats supply in area of Point Ida is anticipated.   4) Forstner proceed so that ordered supply square can be reached with 10 cbm.   5) Reference points in envelope Cucumber for Heilmann.       01.10.43                                               Hubertus 0903 Finke occupy first position in Group Rossbach patrol line because Heilmann has still sent no passing report.  Reference point see keyword "Cucumber".  Proceed with caution.       01.10.43                                               Hubertus 2002 For Group Rossbach  :  Officer-Only Viktor.       01.10.43                                               Hubertus 2015 Group Rossbach  :  Westbound convoy may be in the vicinity of "Forstner".  However if an eastbound convoy is sighted, do not operate on it.  Offered attack opportunities are to be utilized.       01.10.43                                               Hubertus 2232 Group Rossbach  :  Westbound convoy still expected in entire previous and new patrol line, also while shifting pay attention tonight.       02.10.43                                               Hubertus 1855 To Group Rossbach  :  Officer-Only Sophie.       02.10.43                                               Hubertus 2250 To Group Rossbach  :  Shift patrol line a further 50 nm in direction 350°.  For this from 00.00 hours on 3 October course 350°, 7 knots until reaching new position.       03.10.43                                               Hubertus 1647 ßß Attack by two or more aircraft AD 8815.    U-610       03.10.41                                               Hubertus 1831 1) On 4 October at 03.00 hours clocks are to be set back to 02.00 hours.   2) Frequency Plans do not change.  From 02.00 - 03.00 hours favorable wavelengths are given for old and new times, so 2 hours.   3) To distinguish the times in Radio Messages from 02.00 - 03.00 hours

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	add the specification MEZ.       03.10.43                                               Hubertus 1748 Von Freyberg reported aircraft possibly advanced reconnaissance or convoy escort.  Pay attention.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 0204 On 3 October 16.45 hours naval square AD 8511 after listening pursuit by U-boat hunting group heaviest depth charges.  Set off for repairs.  NNE 7, Sea 6, 1010 mb, Vis. good, 52 cbm.  From Engel.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 0930 Group Rossbach  :  At 10.00 hours course 90°, speed 8 knots.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 1140 ßß Was attacked by aircraft, AD 5769.    U-539    (was not acknowledged by Control)       04.10.431                                               Hubertus 1145 Group Rossbach  :  Due to dropping out of "Engel", "Hunger" shift position 10 nm, "Techand" position 5 nm to the north.  Because of that the interval from Lauterbach to Manseck is 20 nm.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 1740 Group Rossbach  :  Stop.  From position which should have been reached at 17.00 hours, at 21.00 hours set off on course 195°, day's run 150 nm.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 1818 To Hunger and Group Rossbach  :  Hunger-report concerning destroyer and aircraft was of crucial importance for the overall operation and should have taken place with the full commitment of the boat.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 1947 Group Rossbach  :  Set off from position line for 17.00 hours not at 21.00 hours on course 195°, day's run 150 nm, instead first on 5 October at 08.00 hours.  Last possibility to detect a convoy tonight.  Report any indications immediately.  Keep messages ready to send immediately.  Correct Radio Message Serial Nos 802 and 803 accordingly.

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	05.10.43                                               Hubertus 0357 From Engel  :  Position naval square AK 2281 clear to dive to depth A meters both shafts bang, strong self noise, operation not possible, 49 cbm.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus 2348 From Curio  :   1) Main transmitter total failure, 7 battery cells cracked, attack periscope limitedly operable.   2) Still 4 FAT, 1 Eto, 2 T 5, 38 cbm.   3) Request Orders.   4) Naval square AL 1118 NW 4, 988 mb, falling.       04.10.43                                               Hubertus Beginning [of the Radio Message] unclear . . .  passed patrol line.   2) Tonight 21.00 hours from 17.00 position proceed on course 195°, day's run 150 nm.  Proceed such that possibly the enemy will not recognize the withdrawal movement.  With unfavorable weather conditions or too strong air reconnaissance proceed submerged by day if necessary, at night run at higher speed.    3) Intention is:  to pick up Eastbound convoy about in square AK 80-90 and supply low-fuel boats in the known area.  Tonight Heilmann report position and Krüger fuel inventory.    5) Low-fuel boats which for personnel or material reasons cannot conduct further operations after supply, report this tonight.  Add fuel.       05.10.43                                               Hubertus 1040 1) Engel begin return transit.   2) Curio continue to operate, every boat every eye is needed       05.10.43                                               Hubertus 2116 Lauterbach and Rollmann report weather tonight.             06.10.43                                               Hubertus 0322 1) Damage after shooting down "Lancaster" and fended off bombs from "Hudson" on 4 October.  14 cells Battery II, Bottle Group 6, GHG, temporarily transmitter.    2) AD 8577, 162 cbm.    3) SW 2, shifting right, Swell 1, Vis. 5 nm, Stratocumulus,

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	1005 rising.       06.10.43                                               Hubertus 1259 1) Hungershausen, Lamby join Group "Rossbach"    2) Group "Rossbach in new order:  Speidel, Rendtel, Lauterbach, Hunger, Dauter, Freyberg, Giersberg, Finke, Mäder, Ferro, Purkhold, Baltz, Bork, Krüger, Hungershausen, Lamby.  On 8 October at 00.00 hours be in reconnaissance line from AK 3972 to AK 9291, course 220°, speed 5 knots.  Additional for Mäder:  North point bears Point Lucie in 238°T, 171 nm away.  South point bears Point Anton in 214°T, 213 nm away.    3) Eastbound convoy expected from 00.00 hours.    4) After detection Purkhold return transit.    5) No reports concerning not arriving on time.       06.10.43                                               Hubertus 1304 1) Techand take over about 10 cbm fuel from Bahr on 10 October afternoon in square BD 3333.  Afterwards both boats return transit.  Intermediate objective thereby settled.   2) Forstner, Curio, Deecke and Manseck head for BD 57.  Supply is intended there.       06.10.43                                               Hubertus 2018 1) Group Rossbach from now radio silence except for tactically important reports.    2) Use favorable weather conditions to get ahead.  From morning wind freshening from the south to southwest is expected.        07.10.43                                               Hubertus 10.52 1) Mahrholz and Hille join Group Rossbach and lengthen ordered reconnaissance line to the north up to square AK 3914 interval 15 nm, order from south is Speidel, Hille, Mahrholz.   2) Hille and Mahrholz switch to Hubertus Circuit tonight at 18.00 hours.   3) No reports concerning late arrival, join in.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 1157 Group Rossbach  :  Additional eastbound convoy about

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	at the longitude of AK 62.  Meeting is possible.  Report sightings and indications immediately.  Expect escort aircraft.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 1613 ßß One destroyer square AK 6196 easterly course.    U-731       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 1700 To Group Rossbach  :    1) Techand hold contact if possible.    2) Boats in the vicinity operate on Techand report at highest speed.  May be a convoy escort.    3) Remaining boats run at transit speed to the east until there is clarity concerning the convoy.   4) If it is a convoy all boats operate on it at highest speed.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2000 ßß One destroyer square AK 6273.    U-448       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2020 From Freyberg.  Contact on "Dauter-destroyer" from naval square AK 6246 to 76, then forced to submerge.  No convoy sounds.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2022 From Dauter  :   1) After new navigation fix naval square AK 6243 overrun by 2 destroyers.  NE-course.  1st transit speed, 2nd high speed.  Interval 40 minutes.  No convoy sound bearings.   2) NW 5, high Swell, 990 mb, Vis. changing, 75 cbm.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2111 ßß Was attacked by aircraft, AK 5589.    U-378       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2157 ßß Two destroyers AK 6258.    U-758       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2245 Rossbach  :   1) Manseck-report seems to confirm suspicion of convoy.    2) All boats operate on Manseck-report at highest speed.  There is only a little bit of room left to the east.

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	3) Even former Rossbach boats are clear to operate on the convoy if the position is favorable and the boats are operable.   4)  Knock off destroyers.  Sinking ships makes up for the long wait!       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0015 Group Rossbach  :  Supply intended in square, whose center point bears 306°T, distance 134 nm from Point Anton.       07.10.43                                               Hubertus 2354 1) From Techand 13.48 and 16.15 hours naval square AK 6196 in bad visibility one destroyer each sighted.  No contact, have no sound bearings.  Continuing return transit.   2) Position naval square AK 6576, 17 cbm.  SW 4, Sea 3, high Swell, 1000 mb.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 01.49   Reported destroyers had NE-course.  22.00 hours stern tube on destroyer, target angle 110°, range = 1500 meters.  After 1 minutes 05 seconds detonation.  Sinking sounds, no depth charges.  31 cbm, WNW 3, 997 mb, Vis. 12 nm, back side.                                                              from Manseck       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0106 From Dauter  :  In naval square AK 6225 repeated locating, listening shows two destroyers, no convoy, scare depth charges.  Suspect that destroyers are a search group.  Changing visibility, showers, no further contact.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0136 From U-419  :  2 destroyers AK 6267, course northeast, nothing seen and heard of convoy.  62 cbm, NW 3, high Swell, Vis. good.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0155 From Freyberg  :   Star shells and destroyer searchlights in naval square AK 6293.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0202 From Lauterbach  :   Hold contact on unknown vessel AK 0358, course 60°, high speed.

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	08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0331 From Freyberg  :   Attack on two destroyers course east, shot despite good aircraft bombs with contact fusing, detonation after 8 minutes, AK 6371.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 04.10 Vessel in Serial No. 893 with set lights suspect Swede.  Broke off pursuit AK 0335.  SW 4, Swell 3, Vis. good, 993 mb.        from Lauterbach       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0420 21.23 hours forced to submerge by three destroyers, square AK 3962.    from Hille       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0453 Rossbach  :  Because the various sighting reports cannot be the same destroyers, it must be the remote escort of an eastbound convoy.  Continue to search in large legs at highest speed.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0545 Group Rossbach  :   1) From 12.30 hours own BV 222 for reconnaissance in convoy area.  Large flying boat 6-engine BV.    2) On detecting convoy sends Bearing Signals as contact keeper Bruno in accordance with Kriegsmarine Order No. 211 a.  From 12.00 hours stand by for bearing signals. If there are no U-boats at the convoy, report bearing signals immediately.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0655 ßß 1 destroyer AK 6328.    U-378       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0716 07.10 hours explosion column in naval square AK 6391.    from U-631       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0721 From Ferro:  03.00 hours AK 6533 dived before aircraft and destroyers.  Depth charges.  Position AK 6535, 47 cbm, no contact, no convoy sound bearings.  W 4, Sea 4, 1000 mb, Vis. bad.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 0917 Group Rossbach  :   Expect encounter with the BV first about 15.00 hours.

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	08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1122 ßß Was attacked by aircraft in AL 4171.    U-610       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1154 From Mäder  :  08.05 hours sank destroyer naval square 6328.  5+2 torpedoes.  2 further destroyers heard bearing 80°T course east.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 14.38 Group Rossbach  :   BV reports 13.40 hours convoy in naval square AL 4138, course 90°, speed 8 knots.  35 ships.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1705 Group Rossbach  :   According to B-Diesnt not more than 3 aircraft are at the convoy.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 16.48 Group Rossbach  :   1) The convoy reported by own air at 14.30 hours on easterly course in naval square AL 4138 is the searched for convoy.    2) Air report is not reliable, therefore boats on northerly latitudes also search to the north, boats on southerly latitudes also to the south of the reported enemy position.  Boats in the vicinity of the convoy pursue precisely.    3) No regard to air, because there is no time to lose, all boats remain on the surface if anti-aircraft weapons are operable.    4) Go at highest speed.  It all must happen before darkness.  Tonight is the last opportunity.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1715 In a circle of 250 nm around BD 56 an aircraft carrier must be expected.  For 4 days 4 boats were severely attacked by multiple aircraft.  So once again the bridge watch must be especially alert.       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1920 To Rossbach  :  Boats must make every effort to get ahead of the plotted convoy, so that after sighting all boats can reach the convoy quickly.

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	09.10.43                                               Hubertus 0500 Rossbach  :  Continue on to the position where the plotted convoy would be at lightness.  If you cannot be ahead of the plotted position by lightness, break off and head to the west.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 0502 Position naval square AL 5219, breaking search off, going to supplier.  19 cbm.  S 5, Vis. 1-2 nm, rain, 997 mb.    from Manseck       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 0535 From Ferro  :   Naval square AL 5231 propeller sounds bearing 35°T, Vis. below 300 meters.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 0610 1) Broke off search square AL 2992.  Still 140 cbm.  All torpedoes.    2) 09.00 hours 8 October 2 aircraft bombs AK 0395, no damage.    3) Request remote area for the purpose of repairing loose bottle groups 5 to 7.    4) SSW 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. 2 nm, 993 mb.    from Lauterbach       08.10.43                                               Hubertus 1158 Square AL 12971 attack "Consolidated" after throwing smoke bomb, aircraft bombs, destroyer pursuit.  Diesel head valve out of service.  Shot through.  Moving off, request transfer lung puncture and thigh through shot to tanker.  Position square 1915 87 cbm.                                                             from Hille       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 06.59 Ferro report, if sound band or single sound.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 06.30 Broke off search AL 5213, 22 cbm, quad compensating spring broken, strong self noise.                                                             from Rendtel       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 08.32 To Rossbach  :  All boats break off search and set off to the west.

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	09.10.43                                               Hubertus 1105 Group Rossbach  :   1) Speidel, Hunger, Finke, Freyberg, Dauter, Giersberg report position and fuel inventory and as far as necessary operational readiness.   2) Also tonight expect strengthened enemy air reconnaissance.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 1543 Curio contrary to previous orders return transit without supply from 10 October 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 2230 1) Rossbach boats set off to the west up to the longitude of AK 65.  Economical fuel consumption.    2) Mäder and Rendtel for supply go to Grün Sopjie Paula 57.   3) Ferro report weather by 05.00 hours.       09.10.43                                               Hubertus 2120 1) 02.79, 07.17 hours Ato on enemy steamer.  Detonation after 10 minutes 55 seconds.  07.27 hours hit on 6500 tonner due to lightness and defenses dived, loud sinking sounds.   2) Position square 2989, 5 torpedoes, 32 cbm, WSW 4-5, Sea 4, 1003 mb, Vis. good, high Swell, 53 cbm, all naval square AL.    from Ferro       11.10.43                                               Hubertus 1520 1) Former Rossbach boats that are not on return transit, or in transit to the supplier, further Scheibe, Lamby and Wenzel remain about in square 70.  Do not cross the latitude and longitude of square 7110 to the west and north.  Economical fuel consumption.    2) Poel, Witzendorf and Struckmeier head for square 75 with day's run 140 nm.    3) With named boats disposition in line on 16 October about in the area of square 37 anticipated.    4) All square AK.       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 0010 From Lauterbach  :   1) Bottle Group 8 failed.  Groups 5 and 7 endangered from strong banging.

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	Moving off to the south.    2) AK 3648, 129 cbm.   3) W 9, Sea 8, 82 cbm, occlusion front back-side weather       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 1135 1) 8 further cells of Battery II, with this total failure because there is no bridging.  Request return transit.   2) SW 8, Swell 7, Vis. 10 nm.  Fractostratus, 987 mb rising.    from Lauterbach       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 1231 1) Grave is reminded of passing report on arrival in grün Otto Fritz.   2) Lauterbach return transit to France.   3)  New objective for Barber is BD 16.  For Popp, Jaschke, Weber, Gänge,   Schaten, Böhmer AK 82.   4) Ferro report, as soon as wounded are taken from Hille.       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 1814 ßß Aircraft attacked with one bomb BD 3423.    U-731       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 1905 Techand reports 18.53 hours :  Boat heavily damaged, sinking, naval square BD 3426.       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 1923 Boats in the vicinity of Techand, Bartke, Poel, Witzendorf, Struckmeier as far as fuel allows go to Techand in naval square BD 3426.  Report on meeting.       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 2107 1) Portugal has provided the Azores as a base for the Allies.    2) For now, Portuguese warships and merchant ships are to be handled as neutral.  Attack free if the Portuguese initiate attack.    3) Expect operation of enemy air from the Azores.       12.10.43                                               Hubertus 22.50 For boats assigned to Techand continue search for rubber boats even after lightness.  Be especially careful.

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	12.10.43                                               Hubertus 2317 ßß Am fully operational.    U-731       13.10.43                                               Hubertus 0056 Techand reports fully operational.  Break off search.       13.10.43                                               Hubertus 1710 Return harbors:   Brest:  U-305, Techand, U-643, Finke   St. Nazaire:  U-264, Purkhold, U-641, Engel   La Pallice:  Curio, U-645, Bork.   Lorient:  Lauterbach, U-419       13.10.43                                               Hubertus 1751 According to B-Dienst report American units were in detected at 13.49 hours in naval square BD 3990.       13.10.43                                               Hubertus 1735 1) Grave, Witzendorf, Poel and Struckmeier tomorrow at 08.00 hours switch to Hubertus Circuit.   2) Bork, Ferro, Lauterbach on 14 October switch to Ireland Circuit.        13.10.43                                               Hubertus 1818 Lauterbach, Marbach and Barber report weather by Short Signal between 01.00 and 05.00 hours.       14.10.43                                               Hubertus 0319 Air pressure rising, 52°50'N, 24°28'W, 1003-1004 mb, medium-high uniform Stratus clouds, shower weather with medium to strong winds from the SW.  Vis. moderate up to 5 nm.  W-Wind shifting to the right.  Stronger wind Strength 6.  Wind has abated, Swell unchanged, high (over 4 meters), medium-long W-Swell, Air +10°C, Water +11°C.                                                             U-539       16.10.43                                              Ireland 0136 English unit located around 2155 in BE 6610.

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	16.10.43                                              Ireland 1825 1) Loeder and Vogler switch to Ireland Circuit on 17 October at 08.00 hours, Ferro and Lauterbach Coastal Circuit.    2) Weber is reminded of passing report.       21.10.43                                              Coastal 2027 ßß Position 36 hours off meeting point with escort.    U-539       22.10.43                                               Coastal 1000 To U-539 from 10. U-Flottille  :   Escort positioned on 23 October at 08.30 hours at Point "  Lampe  ".       22.10.43                                               Coastal 1457 To Lauterbach  :  In Serial No. 27 must mean:  Escort positioned at Point Laterne.                                                             10. U-Flottille       22.10.43                                               Coastal 2256 ßß Request Bearing Signal Transmitter Lorient I.    U-539       22.10.43                                               Coastal 2337 Short Signal 2256/22/40 on Coastal Circuit garbled.  Deduced contents  :  U-539 requests Radio Beacon from Transmitter 1 Lorient.  Serial No. 40 settled.       22.10.43                                               Coastal 2353 Point Laterne unknown here.    from Lauterbach       23.10.43                                               Coastal 0130 To Lauterbach  :  From F.d.U. West. Officer-Only Gustav.

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	the Officer-Only Radio log of "  U  539  "  for the period from 4.9. - 23.10.43
	Kommandant:  Obltn.z.S. Lauterbach-Emden.
	1.10.43.   00.33                    2351/30/833   Only to Group Rossbach:    Contrary to previous orders on 1 October at 12.00 hours be in new patrol line from Point three to Point four,  three bears reference Point Gustav in 238°T, 180 nm away.  Point four bears reference point in 185°T, 180 nm away.     1.10.43.   20.45                    2002/1/850   Only to Group Rossbach:    Shift patrol line ordered in Serial No. 833 60 nm in 350T by 2 October 08.00 hours.  New order:  Speidel, Rendtel, Lauterbach, Engel, Hunger, Techand, Manseck, Deecke, Freyberg, Giersberg, Finke, Mäder and further as before.  No reports for late arrival.     2.10.43.   19.27                    1855/2/861   To Group Rossbach:    1)  Meeting the ONS-convoys can be expected in the line up to and including 3 October, from 3 October with the ON-convoy.  Therefore pay attention.   2)  Cautious enemy commentary on the " Leuthen-convoy " confirm that the enemy has been dealt a severe blow.     23.10.43.   02.22                    0130/23/43   To Lauterbach from F.d.U. West.    Point Laterne lies at 47°36.5W, and 3°39.0'W on Route Kernleder, between Point 352 and Lucie 2.