On the night of March 13, German Naval Ministry, Imperial Crown Prince Oscar and Field Marshal Count Tirpitz, the First Sea Lord all stayed here. They are all waiting for news about the U-037 submarine.
"Crown Prince, count the time, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the others have already arrived at Scapa Flow, right? However, can they successfully sneak into the tightly defended Scapa Flow?" Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz is still a little unsure about this. In his opinion, such a battle plan is too risky.
"Well, the time is almost up. As for whether they can successfully infiltrate Scapa Flow, it depends on Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz's performance and God's will. This time's battle plan is indeed very risky. However, if they can succeed, they will definitely bring us a major victory." Oscar said. A submarine carrying Torpedo sneaked into Scapa Flow and launched Torpedo at the warships parked on the dock. That would undoubtedly be a sure thing. Even if it cannot sink British Navy's Battleship, it should still be fine if it suffers heavy damage. In this case, German Navy will gain a greater advantage in the next decisive battle.
As for whether Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz can succeed, Oscar also doesn't know. He knew that in the early days of World War II, a Germany submarine successfully did it. Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz's ability is beyond doubt. The performance of the U-200 submarine is no worse than the U-boat of the World War II period. More importantly, the underwater defense of Britain people in Scapa Flow will not be stronger than that in World War II period. From this point of view, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz's U-037 submarine has a very high possibility of success.
In addition, Dönitz was also a famous person in another time and space. He was the commander of the submarine force of Third Reich. He even served as the navy marshal after Raeder and became the leader of the third Imperial Navy. His personal ability is naturally very outstanding. Therefore, Oscar also believes that he will not be so short-lived and die in Scapa Flow.
"Your Highness, I hope they can succeed. If they can successfully infiltrate Scapa Flow and severely damage one or two British Navy's Capital Ships, this will be a great victory." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, if they succeed, I think their results should be much more than this. After all, if a submarine attacks Battleship parked at the dock, the hit rate is almost guaranteed." Oscar said with a smile.
During the chat between Oscar and Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz, time passed slowly. Soon, it was dawn. But there was still no news, which made Oscar and Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz even more anxious.
"Your Highness, our intelligence agencies have been fully mobilized. I believe there will be news soon." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said.
"Well, maybe Dönitz and the others are still avoiding the pursuit of the Britain people, so they were unable to send back the message in time. This may be good news. Only when the Britain people suffer heavy losses will they madly pursue Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the others." Oscar said.
Oscar's guess was correct. Now Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the submarine U-037 are indeed avoiding the pursuit of the destroyer Britain. When they evacuated Scapa Flow, the battery was about to run out and they could no longer continue diving. Therefore, the U-037 submarine had to risk rising to the surface and use its diesel engine to recharge the submarine.
However, before their batteries were fully charged, they encountered a Britain destroyer. This forced the submarine U-037 to dive urgently to avoid it.
However, the tragedy is that the Britain destroyer seemed to have discovered the U-037 submarine. After frantically catching up, it immediately began to drop depth charges. This forced the U-037 submarine to dive as far as possible to avoid those depth charges.
British Navy's destroyer left after wreaking havoc for a long time. The submarine U-037 escaped disaster. If the Britain destroyer continues to attack and dive, maybe they will really be sunk.
After refloating, the U-037 submarine began its return journey. However, in order to avoid the destroyers of the Britain people, they had already run far away. The radio station carried by the submarine was also damaged, making it impossible for them to report the specific situation to the country, and they could only find a way to return home first. This is also the reason why neither Naval Ministry nor Oscar was able to receive the message in time.
Germany's intelligence agency has been in full operation since March 14th, collecting intelligence on Scapa Flow. Last night Scapa Flow was in flames and there were constant explosions. Naturally, this could not be hidden from the people living nearby. Scapa Flow, as the home port of British Grand Fleet, is naturally the focus of the Germany intelligence agency.
That afternoon, the Germany intelligence agency learned the relevant news. Last night Scapa Flow was attacked by German submarines. Among the British Grand Fleet parked here, five Battleship suffered heavy damage.
"Your Highness, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the others succeeded. They severely damaged five battleships of the British Navy, including the battleships Warspite and Warrior. We will definitely win the next naval battle." Marshal Earl Tirpitz said with a smile on his face.
"Although there is no Capital Ships that can sink the Britain people, it is pretty good to be able to cause heavy damage to them. At least, the five Battleships will not be able to participate in the next decisive battle. This will further improve our advantage. In the next battle, our chances of winning will be greater!" Oscar is also very happy.
"But is there any news about Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and them?" Oscar asked.
"Your Highness, not yet. However, I believe they will return safely." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said.
Oscar nodded and said nothing more.
As long as Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and their U-037 submarine are not sunk, they will definitely be able to return. Oscar also has great confidence in them.
It was not until the evening of March 16 that the submarine Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and U-037 returned to Wilhelmshaven.
When their submarine sailed into Wilhelmshaven, all the warships sounded their horns to welcome them. After getting the news, General Oscar, Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz, and Commander of the High Seas Fleet Reinhard? Scheer, who came specially from Berlin, and Chief of Staff Franz? Feng? Vice Admiral Hipper, all came to the dock to welcome them.
There is no doubt that Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz, who sneaked into Scapa Flow alone and severely damaged five Royal Navy and Battleship, and the entire crew of the U-037 submarine have now become the heroes of the entire Germany.
Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz was subsequently promoted to Navy Colonel.