Wolfpack Pfeil
Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Pfeil 1 (Sep 1942)
The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 September 1942 to 22 September 1942. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.[1]
U-boats involved
U-boat | Commander | From | To |
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U-216 | Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz[2] | 15 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-221 | Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer[3] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-258 | Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen[4] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-356 | Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas[5] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-440 | Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler[6] | 12 September 1942 | 14 September 1942 |
U-595 | Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[7] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-607 | Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen[8] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-615 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky[9] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-617 | Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi[10] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-618 | Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg[11] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
U-661 | Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld[12] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
Raiding Success
Pfeil 1 was responsible for the sinking of 0 ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
Pfeil 2 (Feb 1943)
The first wolfpack comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 1 February 1943 to 9 February 1943. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.[13]
U-boats involved
U-boat | Commander | From | To |
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U-89 | Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann[14] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-135 | Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt[15] | 3 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
U-187 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich[16] | 1 February 1943 | 4 February 1943 |
U-262 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke[17] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
U-266 | Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen[18] | 4 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-267 | Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert[19] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
U-402 | Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner[20] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
U-413 | Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel[21] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-454 | Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer[22] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-465 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf[23] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
U-594 | Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm[24] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-608 | Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier[25] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
U-609 | Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff[26] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
Raiding Success
Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT) plus 1 ship damaged (9,272 GRT) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Bibliography
- Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 117, 119, 123–125. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
Sources
- ^ "Pfeil 1 at uboat.net". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Karl-Otto Schultz". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Hans-Hartwig Trojer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Wilhelm von Mässenhausen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Georg Wallas". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Hans Geissler". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Jürgen Quaet-Faslem". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ernst Mengersen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ralph Kapitzky". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Albrecht Brandi". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Kurt Baberg". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Erich Lilienfeld". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Pfeil 2 at uboat.net". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Dietrich Lohmann". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Heinz Schütt". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ralph Münnich". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Heinz Franke". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Ralf von Jessen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Otto Tinschert". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Gustav Poel". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Burckhard Hackländer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Heinz Wolf". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Friedrich Mumm". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Rolf Struckmeier". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Klaus Rudloff". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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