19.September 1939
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Seelage Ost
“Leipzig”, 2
destroyers and 2 T-boats complete the fake-barrier operation like planed.
The Mine-ships “Hansestadt Danzig” and
“Kaiser” are transferred to O.d.Ost.
“Schleswig Holstein”, M3, M4, “Nautilus”,
“Nettelbeck”, “Fuchs”, “Otto Braun”, “Pelika”, “Arkona”, “Sundewall”, “Drache” support ground troops at
Oxhöft, ammo depot at Oxhöft-Spitze, Ostrowgrund and aigainst enemy light
battery at Hela.
17:30 Gdingen harbor and Oxhöfter Kämpe in
german hands.
“Schlesien”
and 3 boats of T.S.-Flottille are on their to the Danziger Bucht to provide artillery support at
Hela. Konteradmiral Schmundt takes command over the area Danzig.
Seelage West
U-Boote:
U4 advancing
into the area Sout-norway
U20, returning,
position off Skudesnaesfjord replaced by U16
U23
returning, position off Firth of Forth replaced by U13
U12, U15
set sail for channel operations.
5 boats still operating in Atlantic area.
U30 arrived
in Reykjavik to unload a wounded crewmember and leaves again at 12:15.
6 boats returning.
U18 waiting-position
in Samsö-Belt.
Since the beginning of hostilities 28 ships
returned from international waters, 44 are in Murmansk.