The official AHF U-boat quiz thread

[FAlmeida]

One U-boat sank in the pier base in France, because one ballast tank vent valve had left open, by the negligence of 1. Watch Officer and 2. Watch Officer.
The court of enquiry decided that both watch officers pay the cost of refit about 80.000 RM.
Later the two officers came to command U-Boats.

Questions:
Date and place of the incident?
What is the U-boat and the name of the Commander?
What are the names of the Watch Officers?

[Mimbrogno]

Hey, what happened?! We were going so good! Nobody knows the answer? (I sure don't!) How about a hint, FAlmeida, like what year did it happen or what type of boat it was?

[FAlmeida]

OK! This is the answer

04.02.1941 Lorient
U 43 Wolfgang Lüth
Oblt.z.S. Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck and Lt.z.S. Erwin Witte.

Cheers, Fernando

[FAlmeida]

Now a new question

Marinestabsarzt Dr. Paul Pfaffinger took the command of one boat and return to Brest after the CO and all the naval officers was injured after a air attack by aircraft from RAF.
What is the boat, the commander name and date of the incident ?

Regards, Fernando

[AVV]

Good evening, Fernando!

This was U-441 commanded by Kptlt. Klaus Hartmann on 12 July 1943 after strafing by Beaufighters.
BTW, as far as I remember Dr.Pfaffinger was a yachtsman and that made navigating the U-boot easier for him.

Best regards, Aleks

[FAlmeida]

Hello Aleks

Correct and now the questions yours.

Regards, Fernando

[AVV]

Thanks, Fernando!

My question is: what was operation "Taube" and how was it connected with the U-bootwaffe?

Best regards, Aleks

[Peter]

The operation to land the IRA Chief of Staff/German agent Sean Russell on the coast of Eire from U-65 (v Stockhausen), he died aboard the u-boat, he was accompanied by another IRA man Frank Ryan.

[AVV]

Quite right, Peter!
I've found some information about this operation here: http://www.uboat.net/forums/read.php?20 ... 12,quote=1
Over to you!

Best regards, Aleks

[Peter]

OK then, try this.

Which u-boat was commanded on an operational patrol by its LI (Engineer Officer) ?

[FAlmeida]

U 637 CO Kptlt. Wlfgang Riekeberg
Klaus Weber
20.10.1922 Wuppertal-Elberfeld / Stadtkreis Wuppertal / Preußische Rheinprovinz
Linien Ingenieuroffizier Eintritt in Kriegsmarine, Crew I/1941
01.03.1945 Oberleutnant Ing
01.10.1944-26.04.1945 Leitender Ingenieur U 637 [Kdt. Riekeberg] / 8.U-Flottille, Danzig u. 5.U-Flottille, Kiel. (Chief Engineer. One transit sailing 4 days. Three war patrols 65 days. On 26.04.45 took the command and return after the Kptlt Riekeberg was killed.)

[Peter]

Well done, I had hoped it might last longer

Over to you....

[FAlmeida]

Gustav Hennings
Linien Ingenieuroffizier Crew XII/1939,
01-12-1943 Oberleutnant Ing.

Served between
10/12/1942-06/08/1944 L I U 952 [Kdt. Curio] / 5.U-Flottille, Kiel; 3.U-Flottille, La Pallice u. 29.U-Flottille, Toulon (Chief Engineer.)
Later Served between
24/04/1945-02/05/1945 L I u. Komdt in Vertretung in U--------- (Chief Engineer and Temporary Commander.)
What is the U-Boat ?

[Peter]

U-2528 (Type XXI) as a substitute for Oskar Curio when he was with U1025.

[FAlmeida]

Hello Takao

Correct and now the questions yours.

Regards, Fernando