Fritz-Julius Lemp is afraid.
The 26-year-old commander of U-30 sees a relatively large and fast ship to starboard abeam of his type VII A submarine, which is darkened far north of the usual routes in the East Atlantic.
Straight towards him.
It is Sunday, September 3, 1939, about 7:10 p.m. Greenwich Standard Time.
For a good five hours, Lemp and his boat have been under the order “Submarine trade war, initially according to the plan of operations”.
Because Great Britain declared war on the German Reich after the ultimatum of the government in London to Hitler to withdraw the Wehrmacht from Poland had expired.
"According to the operation plan" means according to the traditional "price order":