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Wolfpack Pfeil

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Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Pfeil 1 (September 1942)

The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 to 22 September 1942. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.{{Cite web| title = Pfeil 1 at uboat.net| url=http://uboat.net/ops/wolfpacks/44.html| access-date = 13 July 2014}}

=U-boats involved=

class="wikitable sortable"
width="30px" |U-boat

! width="300px"|Commander

! width="130px"|From

! width="130px"|To

align="center"|{{GS|U-2162}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1153.html|title=Karl-Otto Schultz|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |15 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-2212}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/trojer.htm|title=Hans-Hartwig Trojer|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-2582}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/772.html|title=Wilhelm von Mässenhausen|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-3562}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/744.html|title=Georg Wallas|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-4402}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/345.html|title=Hans Geissler|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |14 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-5952}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/954.html|title=Jürgen Quaet-Faslem|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-6072}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/mengersen.htm|title=Ernst Mengersen|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-6152}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/492.html|title=Ralph Kapitzky|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-6172}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/brandi.htm|title=Albrecht Brandi|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-6182}}

|align="left" |Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/24.html|title=Kurt Baberg|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

align="center"|{{GS|U-6612}}

|align="left" |Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/733.html|title=Erich Lilienfeld|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |12 September 1942

|align="right" |22 September 1942

=Raiding success=

Pfeil 1 sank no ships.

Pfeil 2 (February 1943)

The first wolfpack comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 1 to 9 February 1943. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.{{Cite web| title = Pfeil 2 at uboat.net| url= http://www.uboat.net/ops/wolfpacks/77.html| access-date = 13 July 2014}}

=U-boats involved=

class="wikitable sortable"
width="30px" |U-boat

! width="300px"|Commander

! width="130px"|From

! width="130px"|To

align="center"|{{GS|U-89|1941|2}}

|align="left" |Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/747.html|title= Dietrich Lohmann|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-135|1941|2}}

|align="left" |Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1144.html|title= Heinz Schütt|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |3 February 1943

|align="right" |8 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-1872}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/853.html|title= Ralph Münnich|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |4 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-2622}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/franke.htm|title= Heinz Franke|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |7 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-2662}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/556.html|title= Ralf von Jessen|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |4 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-2672}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1277.html |title= Otto Tinschert|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |7 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-4022}}

|align="left" |Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/forstner.htm|title= Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |8 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-4132}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel{{cite web|url= http://www.uboat.net/men/poel.htm|title= Gustav Poel|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-4542}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/398.htm|title= Burckhard Hackländer|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-4652}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1372.htm|title= Heinz Wolf|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |8 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-5942}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/859.html|title= Friedrich Mumm|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-6082}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1251.html|title= Rolf Struckmeier|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |9 February 1943

align="center"|{{GS|U-6092}}

|align="left" |Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff{{cite web|url=http://www.uboat.net/men/commanders/1035.html|title= Klaus Rudloff|publisher=www.uboat.net|access-date=13 July 2014}}

|align="right" |1 February 1943

|align="right" |7 February 1943

=Raiding success=

Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT), plus one ship damaged (9,272 GRT).

Bibliography

  • {{cite book

| last = Edwards

| first = Bernard

| title = Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War

| year = 1996

| isbn = 0-304-35203-9

| pages = 117, 119, 123–125

| publisher = Cassell Military Classics

| language = en

| ref = {{sfnRef|Edwards}}

}}

Sources

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