| 15.10.44 | 
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            | 01.45 | 
            Test dive AB 9868, 2 E-motors perfectly. Ley and Westphalen not possible, continuing outbound transit.  | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 15.10.44 | 
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            | 08.31 | 
            Was attacked by aircraft in AB 9620. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 15.10.44 | 
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            | 09.25 | 
            My Short Signal of today is canceled.  | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 17.10.44 | 
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            | 07.55 | 
            Hess reports aircraft attack AB 5654. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Lehmann | 
          
          
            | 17.10.44 | 
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            | 07.52 | 
            Was attacked by aircraft in AB 5654. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 17.10.44 | 
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            | 11.30 | 
            Remained unnoticed. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 19.10.44 | 
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            | 11.26 | 
            Convoy AC 1495 to the east. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 10.10.44 | 
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            | 13.10 | 
            Convoy AC 1576 to the southeast. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 19.10.44 | 
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            | 13.49 | 
            Request bearing signals from contact keeper. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Wedemeyer | 
          
          
            | 19.10.44 | 
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            | 13.36 | 
            Contact lost during submerged attack attempt, last convoy position AC 1576, 1 carrier, minimum 10 vessels, course SSE, 10 knots. Assume SW-zack. Naxos detection. 987 mb, ENE, Vis. 5 knots, 45 cbm.  | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 19.10.44 | 
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            | 14.45 | 
            Contact lost.  Last sound bearing AC 1555.  Vessels like Hess.  Easterly course, misty, 40 cbm.  | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Unverzagt | 
          
          
            | 20.10.44 | 
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            | 06.51 | 
            Multiple smoke clouds in sight AC 4692. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 22.10.44 | 
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            | 22.17 | 
            Position 12 hours off objective point or convoy intake.  | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 23.10.44 | 
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            | 09.27 | 
            444 AC 7255. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 26.10.44 | 
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            | 23.56 | 
            1 destroyer AC 8314. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 27.10.44 | 
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            | 23.59 | 
            Aircraft detection.  4 destroyers AC 8214.  Reversal shot target angle 30°. After 2 minutes 19 seconds detonation.  No sinking sounds, because crash dive after 2 minutes after 2nd reversal shot left 20°.  After 4 minutes 50 seconds and 7 minutes 2 detonations.  Afterwards only 3 sound bearings.  W 3, Vis. 3000 meters, 65 cbm. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 27.10.44 | 
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            | 19.34 | 
            Strong stationary surveillance AC 8260. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 09.11.44 | 
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            | 03.07 | 
            Am 30 hours off objective point and convoy intake. | 
          
          
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                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
            | 10.11.44 | 
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            | 10.10 | 
            09.00 hours. | 
          
          
            |   | 
                                                                                                  Hess | 
          
          
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