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)

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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.[1]

U-boats involved

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U-boat Commander From To
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

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Pfeil 1 sank no ships.

Pfeil 2 (February 1943)

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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.[13]

U-boats involved

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U-boat Commander From To
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

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

Bibliography

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