14.September 1939
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Gdingen is taken by army units.
Küstenschutzgruppe Danzig (Korv.Kpt.Hornack) enters Gdingen harbor by sea. Light polish reisistance with light artillery.
The military harbor and Oxhöfter Kämpe still in
polish hands.
Stuka-squadron 4/186 supports groud
troops with attacks on Gdingen, Heisternest and Großendorf.
1.M.S.-Flottille
provides artillery support at Hela.
Marine-Stoßtrupp
fighting along with Heer-units at Gdingen.
11:30 Meeting of German High command with
report of the Gruppe U-Bootswesen. Before middle of 1941 it is not possible to
produce extentially more submarines and guarantee an monthly reenforcement of
12 boats. At best there will be 22 Atlantic-boats and 3 non-atlantic-boats
ready by 1.7.1940. If there is a additional demand for special boats this would
cut off huge resources too. U-Bootsgruppe recommends to build boat-type IX and
VII.
O.d.M. will order the Blohm&Voß factory to
produce boats now.
U39
(Glattes) is destroyed by the british destroyers „Faulknor“, „Foxhound“
and „Firedrake“ after the boat fired three torpedoes at “Ark Royal” which
detonated too early. The crew is captured.
U47 arriving at Kiel (8200 BRT sunk)
U29 sinks
the tanker MV “British Influence” (8431t) by gunfire.
U30 sinks the britsh steamer SS“Fanad Head” (5200t) south of Rockall.
As U30 wants to investigate the stopped
ship it was attacked by planes started from the british carrier “Ark Royal”
Boat suffers light damage on the bow. 2 enemy planes crashed during the attack.
2 british officers captured. 1 crewman (Maschinenobergefreiter Schmidt) is
severely wounded and brought to Reykjavik on 19.Sept.
U28 sinks
the steamer MV “Vancouver City” (4955t) south of
Waterford harbour.
French battleships “Strassbourg” and “Dunkerque” leave
Brest with unknown destination.
Hitler allows to attack convoys with french ships
if they are north of Brest.
U-Boot positions North-Atlantic:
off Firth of Forth: U13, U21, U23
east of Firth of Moray: U36
southwest of Warnarea: U3
area Shetland-norway: U20
Arriving through west-exit Skagerrak: U14,
U16, U24
9 Atlantic-boats returning between Shettlands
and Kattegat.
U-Boot positions Baltic-sea:
U57, U10
waiting near Läsö
U18
waiting in the Samsö-Belt
U56
exit of the Sund