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

[Karl Doenitz]

28 APR 1942, 12:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

STATUS ACKNOWLEDGED.CONTINUE PER CURRENT ORDERS.GOOD HUNTING.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

30 APR 1942, 00:53
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=184= VPD YGT NGYIZ
BRWC JZEE QNAR HNKA JCCN ANKC XNDA FOOM IHLT XURB
XBQF TXKX QZEY NBZM MUQY IMIQ ELXW KZON RCPQ KYIT
PQSC IPZV CTFK EEVT DOTB WMQY MBRE RZUA ACML DLIG
RBUM URWX JRSH JHCK JCJJ MUNH VMSF ASWQ RXZK IFUN
OBTD SPAF KDUC RHHT CWJV OIRC

[Alfred Keitzer]

DB9572.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN CHEMICAL FREIGHTER HDG 180 SPD 7 KTS 1200 GRT.MANY WARSHIPS PATROL THIS AREA.FUEL:56,EELS:19.WEATHER UNCHANGED.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

30 APR 1942, 02:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK.CONTINUED GOOD HUNTING.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

30 APR 1942, 18:15
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=200= VDG NFY MDAJC 
VGZK MFCP BFIY WFVK YVGN FPBM RLDZ SZUM WINU CWLU
ZMMF LSMS MKHB POGH JXBV WADW DTDY AQLA XJLF WQBB
HLSB TUBC WRWB OAKA YFYR XIKB IRFE AIJA VXWV SJWD
PZKX DPOA PLDK OWLU SXVV AGVZ MZIX ZHUA ICYT WYLJ
QOBZ HEIS NQNE SHAW SHLR SVXL RBYT XNMO TXOH ICSG

[Alfred Keitzer]

DB9285.ENGAGEMENT.SANK ARMED AMERIKAN PASS AND FREIGHT SHIP HDG 320 SPD 9 KTS 1800 GRT.EXPENDED 1 EEL.FUEL:55,EELS:18.WEATHER UNCHANGED WITH DISTANT LIGHTING.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

30 APR 1942, 19:00
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.CONTINUE PER ORDERS.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

30 APR 1942, 22:42
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=260= WIH BXR CGAOS
WOFY NVFA LGKQ XRMV YDBG DBKO MTTJ RDUC WQFV GIGJ
KTIM FBWU CKXC YMVQ UHNM LRBU AIGN AMKH SJSQ IUEZ
CXGF YVJD QJMD GBCR KACE LJMI CCTP KUNI HTIN PBHC
LKTS MHPE NWEU OVIK KVST BJXT QPLH WBXK SEZI WYKS
LFTF UDZP QDYB KRQA PIII QRZO NHUE TUGF BPSV HTWO
MWEW QIPF CEKC TLGJ SIXV RUIK UBPZ RNQF ODRL HKOY
RKVO JMLD USSG GISN WBFN

[Alfred Keitzer]

DB9246.ENGAGEMENT.SANK AMERIKAN PROTOS COLLIER FREIGHTER HDG 310 SPD 8 KTS 20000 GRT.EXPENDED 2 EELS 1 DUD.CARGO STEAMER DEAFT TOO SHALLOW TO ENGAGE CURRENT SEA STATE.FUEL:53,EELS:16.WEATHER OCST REDUCED VIS MODERATE FOG WIND N 15.DECKERT

[Karl Doenitz]

30 APR 1942, 23:15
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT RESULTS.UNFORTUNATE ABOUT STEAMER BUT GREAT TONNAGE ANYWAY.CONTINUED GOOD HUNTING.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

02 MAY 1942, 17:39
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=284= ONH BXR WNQLD
VJKS CASO PNKO PXQR HQSD SHCP CLBN VAQA QUGP GQND
NHBH PGVC NMXY AZWM NSMR ITNL YTMI LXXW MQLZ SUKQ
BFIJ AXQG HPXX JOIC LQLP QBSZ PSIL UANO CZMA NPQF
NLOB YHBF JRGQ UNNY AIWA MXHY INRY AEUR WJGN ZCWK
HEXZ WUIL HQCP TWGE NGDG GFQO PNEJ UPAV UCOU LLLG
WVXN CKNY HDUN SLAQ JQRI OIYD SHWV CWYV JDKP EWVR
GSNV NEMR JGSZ DOIV NWWM RZAE ZQVF BNAL ZPAN IHRA
GSCB

[Alfred Keitzer]

DB9872.ENGAGEMENT.SANK ARMED AMERIKAN C2 CARGO HDG 340 SPD 7 KTS 4200 GRT.TOUGH SHIP EXPENDED 7 EELS 2 PREDETS 1 DUD.WILL ATTEMPT RENDEZVOUS U-461 OR U-459.FUEL:53,EELS:9.WEATHER OCST REDUCED VIS MODERATE FOG WIND S 15.DECKERT.

[Karl Doenitz]

02 MAY 1942, 18:15
VON: BDU
AN: U-504

EXCELLENT WORK ON CARGO SHIP.POSITION LOGGED AND PLOTTED.U-TANKERS ADVISED OF YOUR ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL.REMAIN SILENT WITHIN 500 KM OF U-TANKERS.SAFE JOURNEY.BDU

[Horst Deckert]

11 MAY 1942, 18:27
VON: U-504
AN: BDU

=112= ABC DEF EVCYR
ZIBL BVJY DBCO IIYC MNKZ QLNP WFLB TJZV BJZJ NDRA
JYCJ NZAE KUYO YNWO BLHM WRUB YFFC WCDN BMDW VGJS
JSBW SLVQ AEIQ YXFZ YKLU KABH OZOR LKCW

[Alfred Keitzer]

CC4669.STATUS.ESTIMATE RENDEZVOUS U-461 IN 28 HOURS.FUEL:38,EELS:9.DECKERT