Descheg Monatsschau
Nr. 11; 1.1943
German language
Without subtitles
11:43 Min.
Members of the diplomatic corps in Madrid congratulated the Caudillo at the beginning of the new year; in Vichy, representatives of the states accredited to France also congratulated Marshal Petain. Visit of Spanish Party Minister Arrese and laying of a wreath in the Reich capital at the Unter den Linden Memorial. Celebration of the 470th anniversary of the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, appointment of Dr. Sven Hedin as an honorary doctor of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Skiing in Oslo. Slalom skiing in the Savoy Alps. Maxi and Ernst Baier present their latest dance creation at the Berlin Sportpalast. Boxing matches in Breslau between Germany and Sweden. Rally on the occasion of India's Independence Day in Berlin. Signing of a treaty on economic cooperation between Germany and Japan in Berlin and between Germany and Italy in Rome. China enters the war against England and the USA. German submarines on patrol in the South Atlantic, loading a torpedo on the high seas, sinking an American luxury yacht. A break in a native settlement in Tunisia, a friendly welcome from the population, a journey to a base in southern Tunisia, and assistance from a doctor to the population. Repulsion against an American attack. Clearing the Arctic Route in the far north of the Eastern Front. Units of the Blue Division march past in the Leningrad area; particularly valiant Spanish soldiers are awarded the Iron Cross. Defensive battles in the Velikiye Luki area. Repulsion against a Soviet tank attack on the central sector of the front.
U Boote Rudeltaktik 1942
German language
Without subtitles
7:53 Min.
Karl Dönitz used the term Rudeltaktik to describe his strategy of submarine warfare—Rudeltaktik translates best as "tactics" of a "pack" of animals and has become known in English as "wolfpack" (Wolfsrudel), an accurate metaphoric, but not a literal translation.
Tactics
U-boat movements were controlled by the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote (BdU; English translation: "Commander of Submarines") much more closely than American submarines, which were given tremendous independence once on patrol. Accordingly, U-boats usually patrolled separately, often strung out in co-ordinated lines across likely convoy routes (usually merchants and small vulnerable destroyers), only being ordered to congregate after one located a convoy and alerted the BdU, so a Rudel consisted of as many U-boats as could reach the scene of the attack. With the exception of the orders given by the BdU, U-Boat commanders could attack as they saw fit. Often the U-Boat commanders were given a probable number of U-Boats that would show up, and then when they were in contact with the convoy, make call signs to see how many had arrived. If their number were sufficiently high compared to the expected threat of the escorts, they would attack.
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