ARCHiVE: The Adventures of "Horst Deckert" (SH5)

[Horst Deckert]

28 MAR 1943, 01:08
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=116= GXX HAP ZJZIZ
BDFQ FWQH HXSE FHQY EDMJ RZDD LVON GWQK TDJP GHQR
KESW XRBK ETFG XLVP GXZP ZGRX RFDX MMCU YVTU VZFV
HPFE LSMZ AYEX SHHA YNPE MCAT DQDY UGZR XGOO

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EE9321.STATUS.ARRIVED ON STATION ASSIGNED PZ.FUEL:75,EELS:20.WX CLEAR MOD VIS WIND CALM.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

28 MAR 1943, 02:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

POSITION LOGGED AND STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED.CONTINUE PER ORDERS.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

07 APR 1943, 08:45
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=224= WIH BXR OLVOS
WPYJ UICO QAPI ZQIW ISUA WYTF QTOQ SNKN HGRI MZVG
IHBB HXTA GHCK VVOM WZWY EKQP MQWL WOLE SJFV NQGP
AENT TFQD MPBO LRSN EAHP WTSS ZWCH LTJU ZTUM PHLP
SVXW FUAF YFVS HPGZ JWRJ YUOR GWMX XYKA IZFC FYWY
QWDE OQCQ JHDZ FSXC ACDG EEUQ KMBT BIJV JMBU OEPZ
MEOV ARUH TUML YBSD NZFV FMOQ

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EO3850.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN FLETCHER LIBERTY MODERN TANKER MEXICAN SMALL MERCHANT HDG 110 SPD 7 KTS 21500 GRT.EXPENDED 7 EELS 1 DUD.FUEL:65,EELS:13.WX CLEAR MOD VIS WIND W 12.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

07 APR 1943, 09:30
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK ON THAT SMALL CONVOY.CONTINUED GOOD HUNTING.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

07 APR 1943, 15:30
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=164= KIC EEM LETLD
MCVF RQUW ESRP TXLZ BNWC ZLHS NJCH DRQN AQGR ARGJ
RJRB QODY PMYV AFAU FIXO KRKJ PKRH XAFZ JCKT XCFA
CFBB KTHK PUSZ PPGR CHCC YPFN WEHH UHSP CYXF YXDW
DEVB RVAE JEZU VWRQ PIHU CTAX WQHO LSWZ KNLQ NDML
MJKL

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EO3973.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN SMALL MERCHANT HDG 115 SPD 6 KTS 2900 GRT.EXPENDED 2 EELS.FUEL:65,EELS:11.WX
UNCHANGED.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

07 APR 1943, 16:30
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.BE VIGILANT FOR ENEMY AIRCRAFT.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

17 APR 1943, 16:46
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=208= WPO ERT PBQFH
DZKG ETZZ DGKY XWFY VXGE RSSQ JAYY DDDR YBNQ QLPB
TDKN ZWRN CULK LBMP PATG PITD ZFMB TDXA XUGV LVXX
WJVG BCOK SJRZ LEHR NBNA JFQP SSFS CRQD ILQM RLHH
SQJI CWQE JFZZ AEUP DFYX MKMF FOZO ZLWJ UCKU CJCC
GAKT CLHF NZFF RFJB WXCD BIVC CMKC MQLI AHRU SNGU
QAYF FDUL   

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EO6399.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN MODERN TANKER LIBERTY SHIP HDG 110 SPD 8 KTS 17000 GRT.EXPENDED 4 EELS.ESCORT NO THREAT.FUEL:58,EELS:7.WX OCST MOD VIS WIND NW 15.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

17 APR 1943, 18:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK ON THOSE SHIPS.WATCH YOUR FUEL.U-TANKER AVAILABILITY MAY BE LIMITED.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

24 APR 1943, 05:45
VON: U-504
AN: BDU
Status reported on OPERATiON SPiNNENNETZ:

=184= ABC DEF WPCKV
IXGI NPFQ JEXE QRVU OYIY XEOB YUUK ADJD FWOU YKET
LFBR OUOZ QRGH ORED UAVW DNZJ RVPK WSNQ EDWO MKEK
RNYS MCED LXEG TKZS OZJL NJWD OTHX TDVG XXJG FTTR
QUPW SPVY WJRU SVEA IIFK VYRJ LHCP DHHR NGII NPJY
GELP URJG YWCS ININ ZYDW JOGN

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EO6333.STATUS.NO CONTACTS EXCEPT NEUTRAL VENEZUELAN TANKERS LAST SEVEN DAYS.MANY AIRCRAFT SIGHTINGS ENTIRE PATROL AREA.FUEL:57,EELS:7.WX PRTL CLDS UNLIMITED VIS WIND CALM.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

24 APR 1943, 07:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

POSITION LOGGED AND PLOTTED.REMAIN VIGILANT FOR AIRCRAFT.CONTINUED GOOD HUNTING.BDU