In an attachment of a letter dated Berlin, Germany 5 November No. 2308/42 was the tanker capacity of Gruppe Süd on 29 September 1942 described. Reported in the work area was the German tanker Ossag. Gross register tonnage 2,793 tons, ready for service. Marinegruppenkommando Süd (MGK Süd) was the operational office for the Balkan, Black Sea, Adriatic and Aegean areas. Established on 24 February 1941 as Dienstelle Admiral Z renamed Admiral Südost on 4 April 1941 and Marinegruppenkommando Süd on 30 June 1941. The staff was located in June 1941 at Sofia, Bulgaria, in Vienna, Austria in September 1944 and since November 1944 at Kammer at Attersee, Austria and all uncompleted activities were taken over by Admiral z.b.V. Südost since 11 December 1944.
Note
1. Call sign DIEF. Gros register tonnage 2,793 tons, udner deck 2,331 tons, net register tonnage 1,515 tons and as dimensions 309.7 x 45.5 x 22.5 feet. Carried petroleum in bulk. Built by Deutsche Werft A.G., Hamburg, Germanny. Owner in 1939 Tankdampfer Ges. Ossag m.b.H., Hamburg.
Source
Bundesarchiv RM 7/223Band 2 Jan. 1942 - Dez. 1943
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