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

[Horst Deckert]

25 APR 1943, 07:50
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=232= IDL BSR WHJCH
IDRD MNQQ AWDA WTGP XVFF CJAM HPOF HUDG HJQZ QXTT
ICFX EYPP FNNA MSDT IAQN DVZR DMAY FVQB VVOL BTVT
JXQD PIJX EUCL XPTY DYVT OGLB KDCN BBDL TIYD CINQ
VTFS AJVN QNDC YSWW CGZQ ZQUZ GQGW ELCD PVJY AEDW
CMII LOAQ XNBX LLPC HDDT VQGB BLPS ZKKJ RVDL FTKI
MTIL AQKR QOQN ZKNE ZSMA VURQ ERTC GQHZ

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EO3981.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN COASTAL FREIGHTER AND LIBERTY CARGO HDG 105 SPD 7 KTS 9500 GRT.EXPENDED 5 EELS 1 DUD.REQUEST RENDEZVOUS MILCHKUH.FUEL:56,EELS:2.WX PRTL CLDS LT RAIN RDCD VIS WIND CALM.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

25 APR 1943, 09:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK ON THOSE MERCHANTS.NO SUPPLY SHIPS OR U-TANKERS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.SET COURSE FOR HOME PORT.SAFE JOURNEY.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

25 APR 1943, 20:19
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=276= RAZ XDR VOLDK
ASMT WEFK JIIH KAJF CVVO GHIB CVXV UAWN UHWH GQSP
XLSG BDHB DVQK IJYW PZIQ LHFP CBWK YFNV MOFV OCCG
JWLM BKMC SIJZ TYIX YEQB PSYP WHTH AHRL YRHL QOCI
NOKY OFWJ ILKO PGRI JPOW GXZB EIYJ DLIA YZAU QGAW
FRLG OYSR QICB BLQU VWSG EZZJ APFJ YQFM LSPE NFNW
PBZV DHGX GJEI XQBE MXRM GDIR CARN KNWD VJHH IAEQ
DJZV RSBF LEXN NYQU BOWF ZXJF CDOB KMTS STUG

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

EP1739.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN MOD TANKER EP1735 LRG MERCHANT THIS POSIT 16000 GRT.EXPENDED 2 EELS.INTEL CONVOY TROOP SHIP THREE MERCHANTS TWO ESCORTS HDG 140 SPD 7 LAST CONTACT EP1841.FUEL:51,EELS:0.WX OCST LT RAIN POOR VIS WIND W 7.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

25 APR 1943, 21:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK ON THOSE MERCHANTS.CONTINUE COURSE FOR HOME PORT.SAFE JOURNEY.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

02 MAY 1943, 12:00
VON: U-504
AN: BDU
Status reported on OPERATiON SPiNNENNETZ:

=116= FGO UKM IVELD
KCQL PWUD CRAC BOXH WCLY BQSR QGNK NMQF UUKH STTC
MSRJ XZZY OGCY YYKL GQMI ZGVO FTON UPBJ DKUA GDBE
HUNT RNED YAED HDCB QTGN SVUM ZVZV CVYQ FTAG

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

DG6822.STATUS.CONTINUE INBOUND ALL IS WELL NO CONTACTS.FUEL:42,EELS:0.WX CLEAR MOD VIS WIND CALM.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

02 MAY 1943, 13:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

POSITION LOGGED AND PLOTTED AND STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED.CONTINUED SAFE JOURNEY.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

09 MAY 1943, 21:09
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=164= HLT GDF RVUJF
TMHG LRIJ CQOS RMST LAZV TQFW ZEKO LKSC AMLQ CTUZ
JZEL TXON KIJI NDVX ZEOY AEGW RSZU LKDB CPBD QJHW
OXYA JREO JDWN IRNO ZYCG DGQM RAKF ENIH ZOAK BDBV
TMEZ KTAT ULCI MOXU CAMN KOFT TYIZ AKVG ENCG OENU
HFXF

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

BF5584.STATUS.INBOUND HOME PORT.ESTIMATE OUTER HARBOR 9 HOURS.REQUEST ESCORT AT THAT TIME.FUEL:23,EELS:0.WX OCST RDCD VIS WIND NNW 8.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

09 MAY 1943, 21:30
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

HAFENMEISTER ADVISED OF YOUR ARRIVAL.AWAIT YOUR REPORT.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

10 MAY 1943, 06:14
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=148= WAI BAX RTTDJ
BADL ZAEI ZYRG ZNEP NKFK YVEV OBID EZBN LXEJ HIEP
VJBV CXGN TIRO XVUG IPYQ HLOU JGDH UXYT SHYW OSGS
OYWI HNBR CMHE GDEP HOHZ JNLJ FDBW ANSJ SYFI LWLW
STEZ PUMH IQJC WBTT HNZP XDMM YYOK

[Alfred Keitzer]

MESSAGE RECEIVED: show

LORIENT.STATUS.APPROACHING DOCKSIDE AFTER 64 DAYS AT SEA.SANK 3 TANKERS 8 MERCHANTS 1 ESCORT FOR 67492 GRT.CLOSING COMM CHANNEL.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

10 MAY 1943, 06:30
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK KOMMANDANT.CLOSING COMM CHANNEL.BDU