U-boat Archive - Admiralty-Cominch Messages




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	1 JUNE 1944
	0018
	KRANING
	FISHER/BENNETT



	PAGE 1 OF 2	312126Z NCR 5676



PART 1 312120Z NCR 5652
PART 2 312126Z NCR 5676

(ULTRA TOPSEC. COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1154 FROM
ADMIRALTY.)

OIC SERIAL 1154.
1. IO IN EGERSUND 30/5 AFTER 3.7 PREMATURE IS TO
PROCEED TO B 1/6 AND AFTER REPAIRS WILL SAIL FOR
ATLANTIC. MAERTENS 243 KC IS RECEIVING WANZE FROM
IO AND WE THINK IS LIKELY TO SAIL TONIGHT FOR ATLANTIC.
EXR DATE FOR KC NOT KNOWN BUT UNDER INVESTIGATION.
2. LL LAT 59 DEGREES NORTH LONG 36 DEGREES WEST 0428/
31. ZI BY 1506 TOI 30/5 IN AK6348. GN ONTO COASTAL
0800/31.
3. IK AND IH BY 1508/30 AND PARA 1 AS AMENDED BY
1135/31 WHICH SUBSTITUTED SCHMIDT FOR STEFFENS TO STEER



	FOR BISCAY PASSAGE WEST OF LONGITUDE OF
	SEEMS TO BE AL AT HIGH SPEED WHEN SURFACED BUT
	NEVERTHELESS SUBJECT TO ALL PRINCIPLES OF CAUTION ORDERED
	INTENTION TO FIT SNORT AND FUMO. PASSAGE REPORTS TO BE
	MADE ON LATITUDES OF SQUARES IN PRESUMABLY AL AS
	FOLLOWS: BY IH AND STEFFENS PROBABLY IJ.
	BY IM AND YL AND
	BY IL AND IK.
	CONSIDER PROBABLE THAT ENEMY STAFF ERRONEOUSLY TRANSPOSED
	XA AND IK ON PARA 2 OF THIS SIGNAL AS WELL AS PARA 1 AND
	HAVE NOT YET DETECTED THIS ERROR.
	4. NIP TANNE BY 1214/30 ENROUTE WESTERN FRANCE WITH IMPORTANT
	WAR CARGO FROM 31/5 UNTIL BEGINNING OF JULY APPROXIMATELY FROM
	CO POSSIBLY FD THROUGH SQUARE WEST OF POSSIBLY
	THROUGH CD OR DF TO AN POSSIBLY BD. REQUEST VIEWS.







	2 COPIES F341 FOR COMMANDER KNOWLES.




	ADMIRALTY 311212A NCR 5676 PAGE 2 OF 2

Admiralty OIC Serial 1155 is missing




	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH FOR F-21
	1 JUNE 1944
	2120
	SMITH
	DIEBEL/ROWLAND



	PAGE 1 OF 2	011720Z NCR 6293	OPERA




RECEIVED IN 2 PARTS: PART 1 - 011711Z - NCR 6277
PART 2 - 011720Z - NCR 6293

COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY. OIC SERIAL 1156.

TOPSEC.
OIC SERIAL 1156.
1. HORNKOHL 1007 ALLOCATE KF EXR 31 SHORT WORK UP
POSSIBLY DUE TO EXPERIENCED CREW TRANSPORTED WITH CO
AFTER LOSS OF 566.
2. HEGEWALD POSSIBLY IN BUT ALLOCATE XB WARNED OF
A/C REPORTS 151340 IN AF 8146 AND 151344 PRESUMABLY
MEANING 151534B IN AF 8178. YZ WARNED OF DEPARTURE
OF MY FROM B AT 1900/31. BOTH XB AND YZ ADDRESSED IN
SHARK THEREFORE APPARENTLY EN ROUTE ATLANTIC. IO
DELAYED FOR WANT OF ESCORT. XB ON TO IRELAND 0800/1
AND SH ON TO AFRICA 1.



	3. BY 1705/31 GJ AND ZI TO REPORT.
	4. SCHREYTER 987 KE AND HERGLOTZ 290 KD BOTH EXR DATE
	UNKNOWN NOW ON.
	5. MY 1155 ONLY.
	6. YOUR 324. THE 3 WW'S REFERRED TO NOT AVAILABLE HERE
	WHEN MY 1153 DRAFTED BUT SEEM CONSISTENT. AS YOU APPEAR
	TO CRACK THESE QUICKER COULD YOU MANAGE TO PASS POSITIONS
	TO US ON RECEIPT BY YOU.



	*RECEIVED TOPSEC RECLASSIFIED SECRET.




	2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES.










	ADMIRALTY 011720Z NCR 6293 PAGE 2 OF 2

Admiralty OIC Serial 1157 is missing




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH FOR F-21	ROUTINE
	JUNE 3 1944
	0103
	SMITH
	HARTZELL/KNOWLES



		021832Z NCR 7313	OPERA




COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY.
OIC SERIAL 1158.

ULTRA TOPSEC
1. BY 1044/1 IA AND SCHUETT 294 KH, DATE EX R NOT
KNOWN, TO STEER FOR BISCAY FOR INSTALLATION OF
SCHNORCHEL AND RADAR. PASSAGE WEST OF LONG OF
WHEN SURFACED HIGH SPEED.
2. MY 1157 ONLY.



2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES
RECEIVED AS ULTRA TOPSEC, RECLASSIFIED AS SECRET.

COMINCH

PPPPPPPPPP

ADMIRALTY

2 JUNE 1944

022032

'OPERA'

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 325 X ULTRA X YOUR
	1154 PARA 4 CONSIDER POSSIBLY FOX SUGAR BECAUSE FOX DOG AND
	FOX LOVE PREVIOUSLY BY 011821 AND 152305 AND 221149 APRIL X NAVSQ
	WEST POSSIBLY EASY HOW SINCE CHARLIE DOG
	AND DOG FOX BY 101840 MAY X AGREE POSSIBLY
	BAKER DOG X CONSIDER TIME INTERVAL STRENGTHENS FOX SUGAR AS SOUTHERN
	POSIT X REQUEST ANY SERIAL NUMBERS RECOVERED ON DAN 020143 AND 020154 X
	YOUR 1156 PARA 6 AFFIRMATIVE X










	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
	. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . . "CCM"




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	JUNE 3 1944
	2320
	MEYER
	MCCOMB/MONTGOMERY



		032107Z NCR 8054




(COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1159 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC
SERIAL 1159 YOUR 325 NO SERIAL NUMBER)

ULTRA TOPSEC.
RECOVERED ON DAN 020143 OR 020154. FORMER D/F'D LOCAL-
ITY LAT 07-00 S LONG 20-00 W AND CONSIDERED TO BE I 29.
LATTER WAS DAN CONTROL TRANSMITTING








2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

OP OP OP OP OP

4 JUNE 1944

041540

'OPERA'

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 326 X ULTRA X
	WWS AS FOLLOWS: LOVE MIKE IN 55N 22W BY 040048 X LOVE LOVE IN 58 N 33 W
	BY 040127 X LOVE JIG IN 47 N 33 W BY 040149 X















	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
	. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . . "CCM"




	ADMIRALTY		PPPPPPPPPP
		COMINCH
	5 JUNE 1944
	1746

	SAPP/WALP



		051511 NCR 9222	X




PART 1 051506 NCR 9221
PART 2 051511 NCR 9222

COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1160 FROM ADMIRALTY.

1. BY 0221/4 LH REPORTED ALL IN BB 18/5 N
7556 SINGLE SHIP CO. 300 DEGS 20/5 IN 7854 FAST
SINGLE SHIP SE 23/5 IN 7556 FAST CONVOY CO. 200 DEGS
24/5 IN 7813 FAST CONVOY BY HYDROPHONE TO NW 25/5 IN
78132 DESTROYERS HIGH SPEED TO SW. ONLY DAY TRAFFIC
WITH HIGH FLYING AIR IN THE AREA DURING NIGHT 23/5
IN 7826 ILLUMINATED BY PATROL VESSEL WITH RED LIGHT
SUBSEQUENTLY FLARES FROM LIBERATOR. NO LOCATIONS RAD-
AR NOT WORKING. WAS IN BC 88 WITH 95 CBMS.
2. JK BY 1607/2 TO OCCUPY OPERATIONAL AREA
EB AND AREA SOUTH THEROF WITH NAVSQ 26 [Penned note: Panama]
OF LATTER SQ AS FOCAL POINTS DISCRETION TO EXTEND
(PAGE 1 OF 2)



	AREA TO EASTWARD. 2221/3 GIVES SITUATION REPORTS OF BL
	AND FP AND ADVISES CO'S NOT TO SPARE TORPEDOES BUT FIRE
	AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.
	3. DY 1610/2 TO OCCUPY ATTACKING AREA [Penned note: Hatteras to Cape Cod]
	CA. AREA NOT OCCUPIED FOR SOME TIME AND NO EXPERIENCES
	AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO SITUATION U-BOAT TO APPROACH SQ
	82 [Penned note: Hatteras] RECKONING WITH FAIRLY STRONG AIR. ASSUME YOU HAVE
	TRAFFIC APPRECIATION 2229/2 FOR NAVSQ CA 4. HL BY
	0203/5 PASSED 20 DEGS W WESTBOUND ONTO IRELAND 1400/5.





	2 COPIES COMDR KNOWLES.












	ADMIRALTY 051511Z NCR 9222 PAGE 2 OF 2

COMINCH

OP OP

ADMIRALTY

5 JUNE 1944

051725

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 327 X ULTRA X
	WWS AS FOLLOWS: LOVE JIG IN 47N 34W BY 0500228 X LOVE MIKE IN 53N 23W
	BY 050408 X LOVE LOVE IN 58N 30W BY 050448 X 050318 SUGGESTS POSSIBILITY
	HOW LOVE BOUND FOR INDIAN OCEAN X WE ARE PLOTTING HIM TO PASS NORTH OF
	AZORES X













	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
	. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . . "CCM"




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH (F-21)
	6 JUNE 1944		DDDDDDDD
	0108
	HANSEN
	DUMMIT/WALP



		051835 NCR 9547




PART 1 051822 NCR 9540
PART 2 051835 NCR 9547

COMINCH FOR F-21FROM ADMIRALTY. OIC SERIAL 1161.

1. TO IMPROVE DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONS OF U/BOATS IN
NORWAY AREA AND NORTHERN NORTH SEA, CANCEL DESIGNA-
TION ON AND INSTITUTE DESCRIPTIONS NO EQUALS OPERA-
TIONAL AS MEMBER OF ARCTIC FORCE AND NT EQUALS TRAN-
SIENT IN NORWAY EITHER AS POTENTIAL MEMBER OF ARC-
TIC OPERATIONAL FORCE OR FOR FUTURE TRANSFER TO AT-
LANTIC.
2. NO 36 (INCLUDING N 3 T 10 B 7) NT 18 U 19 L 8 ST 21
P 5 G 4 M 13 UX 6 W 207 SR 17 PW 26 SC 37 F 3 OE
33 OW 11.
3. TOTAL 464 COMPRISES NI 3 AND ALLOWS Q 1.
4. NI COMPRISES 325 DORN AND 777 AND 880.

PAGE 1 OF 2



	5. TO JUNE Q ALLOCATE BY TAKEN IN TOW BY USS GUADALCANAL
	ON 4TH.
	6. BALTIC CO'S 423 HACKLANDER 863 VOLDERER.
	7. 235 NOW TRANSFERRED TO SC AND 236 TO PW.











	2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES











	ADMIRALTY 051835 NCR 9547 PAGE 2 OF 2




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	JUNE 6, 1944
	0430
	MELTON
	MCCOMB/MONTGOMERY



	PAGE 1 OF 2	052237Z NCR 9655




PART 1 052218Z 9655
PART 2 052237Z 9652

(COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1162 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC
SERIAL 1162.)
ULTRA TOPSEC.
1. GL AD ST 4.
2. BY 1244/2 SD AND SF AND SP TO CONTINUE TOWARDS
MQ OR MP [Penned note: Gulf of Mexico] UNLESS PRESENT AREA IS FAVORABLE
FOR ATTACK. BY 1246/3 JP TO REPORT ETA 3 DAYS IN
ADVANCE.
3. SQ TO AFRICA 2 AND SS TO AMERICA 2 0800/2. BY 1620/
31 AFRICA 2 IS FORMER AFRICA 1 AND AFRICA 3 IS FORMER
AFRICA 2.
4. ZI BY 0511/2 IN AK 8333. BY 1241/2 ORDERED TO PRO-
CEED TO BISCAY TO RECEIVE SCHNORCHEL AND RADAR VIA
BD BE,
CF AND NAVSQ 22 OF SQ EAST THREOF.



	BY 0415/3 ZI REPORTED ALREADY HAD SCHNORCHEL REQUESTED
	FRESH ORDERS WAS IN AK 86. BY 1018/3 TO CONTINUE PASSAGE
	SOUTH FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW.
	5. IL BY 0412/4 IN AL 24 WITH 102 CBMS. BY 1408/4 IL TO
	OCCUPY ATTACKING AREA IN AK TO
	AL. DISCRETION TO OCCUPY EASTERN OR WESTERN HALF.
	6. MY AND JENSSEN PROBABLY JENSSEN 477 IK DATE EX R
	UNKNOWN BY 0901/3 TO IRELAND 0800/4.
	7. CLAUSEN 1226 LN EX R 31 SCHWIRLEY 982 KJ EX R 3 II AND
	IO EX B FOR ATLANTIC.
	8. LM BY 0906/4 GIVEN OR REMINDED OF SOUTHERN HALF AK AS
	REPORTING AREA.



	2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES











	ADMIRALTY 052237Z NCR 9655 PAGE 2 OF 2

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1163	6	MY 1162 PARA 6 FOR IK READ KI.
AOIC 1176	7	OIC 1162 PARA 7 CANCEL LN 1226 CLAUSEN EX R 31. BOAT DID NOT LEAVE BALTIC.




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	JUNE 6, 1944
	0550
	MELTON
	MCCOMB/MONTGOMERY



		052237Z NCR 9704




PART 1 052218Z NCR 9655
PART 2 052228Z NCR 9652
PART 3 052237Z NCR 9704

ULTRA TOPSEC.
9. BY 1411/4 YZ ON TO IRELAND 0800/5. IM BY 0228/5
IN AL 3782. BY 1036/5 ST ON TO IRELAND 0800/7 AND
REPORT PASSING LAT OF AL KH ON TO IRELAND
0800/6.
10. LM LAT 55-00 NORTH LONG 22-00 WEST BY 0048/4.
LL 58-00 NORTH LONG 33-00 WEST BY 0127/4. LJ 47-00 NORTH
33-00 WEST BY 0149/4.
11. ZI BY 1747/4 IN AK 8864 SIGNAL PARTLY CORRUPT.



2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH FOR F-21	ROUTINE
	6 JUNE 1944
	1426
	ALTENHOF
	DIEBEL/ROWLAND



	PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES	061347Z NCR 9902



RECEIVED IN 2 PARTS: PART 1 - 061335Z - NCR 9895
PART 2 - 061347Z - NCR 9902

COMINCH FOR F-21. OIC SERIAL 1163. FROM ADMIRALTY.
TOPSEC.

OIC SERIAL 1163
1. BASSGEIGER PARTY FROM MET STATION SHANNON ISLAND
HAVE BEEN FLOWN BACK TO NORWAY.
2. UP TO 1229B 5TH JUNE NO MOVEMENTS INTENDED FROM
BAY PORTS BUT AT 0520/6 ALL LANDWIRTE WERE TO SET
WATCH ON DIANA. OFFIZIER OF 46 GROUPS AT 0531/6
NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE LANDING IN SEINE BAY WAS
NOTIFIED TO U/BOATS BY 0513/6. CENTRE GROUP IN SOUTH
NORWAY BROUGHT TO IMMEDIATE READINESS BY 0343/6 ON
SHARK.
3. SP ONTO AFRICA 3 AT 0800/7. GN ATTACKED 2308Z/5













	PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES	061347Z NCR 9902




IN BF 7233.
4. BY 0351/6 FOLLOWING TO HALT AND REMAIN IN AREA
REACHED. MY AND XC AND KH AND IO AND II AND KD.
5. BY 1532/5 XB TO REPORT PASSAGE APPROXIMATELY IN
LATITUDE OF AL. IM TO OCCUPY
PRESUMABLY AK AND AL. IA TO REPORT. BUT BY
0536/6 IL AND IM AND XA AND YU AND XB TO WESTERN
FRANCE AT HIGHEST MAINTAINABLE SPEED DIVED BY DAY.
6. LL LAT 57 DEG NORTH LONG 30 DEG WEST BY 0448/6.
WEATHER REQUIRED 6/6 FROM IL AND YU AND XA AND JS AND
OTHER WEATHER REPORTERS NOT LIMITED TO 2 TRANSMISSIONS.
7. MY 1162 PARA 6 FOR IK READ KI.

*RECEIVED TOPSEC RECLASSIFIED SECRET.
2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES.

Admiralty OIC Serial 1164 is missing

COMINCH

OP OP

ADMIRALTY

6 JUNE 1944

061620

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 328 X ULTRA X
	YOUR 1162 PARA 11 ZEBRA ITEM BY 041747 REPORTS EASTBOUND CONVOY AT 1330B
	IN ABLE KING 8868 SPEED 8 OR LESS X WWS AS FOLLOWS: LOVE JIG 46N 33W BY
	051527 X LOVE MIKE 53N 25W BY 060349 X BY 060955 AND 061118 GROUPS TRUTZ
	AND GRIMM INFORMED OF LANDINGS IN BAY OF SEINE AND HIGHEST ALERTNESS
	ORDERED X BY 061054 SEVEN OF GROUP ORDERED TO RETURN TO NARVIK FOR REFUELING
	AND READINESS THEREAFTER, REMAINDER TO PATROL FROM ABLE BAKER 4455 TO 8495 X