Other titles:U-BOAT ENEMY PATROL : Autumn 1940 [Translation]
Summary: Compilation of library material and actuality film of ace commander Otto Kretschmer of U-99 suggests typically successful U-boat patrol.
Description: Subtitled A camera reporter accompanies Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer, from Deutsche Wochenschau S 7014 (K). Cameraman wearing naval cap lifts turret-lens camera (Askania ?) to his eye to film. Crew on conning tower of small U-boat signal with flags. Lookout scans horizon. Crew wear oils as U-boat passes through heavy seas. Title introduces Kapitänleutnant Kretschmer over chart in his cabin. Alarm sequence has crew tumble out of bunks and rush to action stations, closing hatch and diving. Kretschmer at periscope sights freighter and command to fire torpedo is given. Stopwatch measures torpedo's path until Kretschmer sees (another) freighter sinking. U-boat steams at full speed ahead through heavy seas, then signaller receives message that Führer has awarded Kretschmer the Oak Leaves (4/11/1940) and Obersteuermann Heinrich Petersen the Knights Cross. Crew congratulate pair and U-boat steams on through heavy seas.
Alternative Title:U-BOAT ENEMY PATROL : Autumn 1940 [Translation]
