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U-533 - 2nd War Patrol


Translation by Jerry Mason

Departed Date Sunk Date Days at Sea


Lorient 5 July 1943 Gulf of Oman 16 October 1943 104

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Ships Hit
None
Note: The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB
and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis
Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website. The goal here is to present the picture
relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

K r i e g s t a g e b u c h " U 533 "


Kommandant: Kaptl. H e n n i g
(Reconstructed by 2.Skl./B.d.U.Op.)

1943
24.05.43 Lorient Arrived and made fast K 13.

25.05. - 26.05.43 Cleared the boat.

27.05. - 28.05.43 Shifted to K 21 and began shipyard work.

29.05. - 15.06.43 Dry-docked, shipyard work.

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16.06. - 25.06.43 Un-docked and continued shipyard word.

26.06. - 27.06.43 Trim test and sea trial.

28.06.43 Final trim test, degaussing, radio direction finder


calibration, magnetic compass calibration.

29.06. - 30.06.43 Final adjustments, completion of radio direction finder


calibration, magnetic compass calibration, degaussing.

01.07.43 Continuation of radio direction finder calibration, trim


test, magnetic compass calibration.

02.07.43 Continuation of radio direction finder calibration.


Deviations in the radio direction finder graphs and
finding their causes

03.07. - 05.07.43 Outfitting the boat for war patrol. Loading of fuel,
ammunition and provisions.

05.07.43 Lorient Put to sea with Orders to head for CG 17 via BF 84, BF
78.

10.07.43
19.24 From B.d.U.:
1) . . .
2) New objective for Monsun boats is DG 77.

11.07.43
09.05 CG 1135 From U-533:
9 July 23.00 hours hunted by 2 destroyers in BF 7738.
Up to now light air. Position CG 1135.

12.07.43
05.12 CF 3373 From U-533:
My position is CF 3373
05.50 From B.d.U.:
To Hennig. By Short Signal "Yes" of "No" report if
contact on convoy.
07.11 From U-533:
"No".

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18.07.43
12.58 From B.d.U.:
1) . . . .
2) . . . .
[EJ 6975 = DS 1975] 3) U-160 from 19 July evening in square EJ 6975 each
35 cbm give to . . . Hennig. Last boat arrives about 24
July.

20.07.43
23.24 From B.d.U.:
Hennig and U-532 remain in position.

21.07.43
16.20 From B.d.U.:
[EQ 9979 = DR 9979] U-516. From 26 July in EQ 9979 give all fuel and
provisions in equal parts to U-509, 532 and Hennig.
Only retain for economical return transit. After
completion U-516 report in accordance with Standing
Kriegsmarine Order 188, paragraph 22 and return
transit. Remaining boats continue southern transit in
accordance with Operations Order Monsun.

26.07.43
01.07 From U-516:
Supplied Hennig, now still 207 cbm.

14.08.43
14.56 From B.d.U.:
1) U-198 report position.
2) Afterwards Hennig suggest meeting point with U-198
by Officer-Only Radio Message for instructions
concerning Bellatrix.
3) Report carrying out instructions.
21.17 GF 1417 From U-533:
Suggest 18 August 09.00 GG 4437. Position GF 1417.

07.09.43
20.44 From B.dU.:
To Monsun.
1) . . .
2) . . .
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3) Hennig proceed via the area off Mombasa, then along


the coast to the northeast into the individual operations
area. Depending on the defenses penetrate westward
into the Gulf of Aden. By surprise great success is
possible here.

13.09.43
18.16 From U-168:
Five Monsun boats well supplied. Nautical Yearbook
clear.

15.09.43
15.09 From B.d.U.:
Attack absolutely prohibited against U-boats. More to
follow.

08.10.43
10.16 From B.d.U.:
1) . . .
2) Hennig and U-168. If operations area U-188 (Gulf of
Oman) appears as promising as own, free to operate
according to U-188 situation report.

12.10.43
18.26 From B.d.U.:
1) . . . Hennig report position or situation.

13.10.43
23.30 MF 62 From U-533:
My position is MF 62. No steamer traffic in sea area.

28.10.43
12.47 From B.d.U.:
Hennig as soon as possible report situation or position.

29.10.43 From B.d.U.:


Hennig. After exhaustion return transit LF 64. Transit
route and behavior like other Monsun boats.
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Request for situation or position reports on 30 October, 1 November, 4


November and 7 November remained unsuccessful.
No further information concerning loss.
"U-533" was declared missing one star on 29 November with effect
from 7 November 1943, two stars on 1 September 1944 with effect from 19
October 1943.
On this day one man of the crew was taken prisoner, 52 soldiers, among
them the Kommandant, are lost.

For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote


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