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

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2014)

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

More information U-boat, Commander ...

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

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

More information U-boat, Commander ...

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

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

[1]
"Pfeil 1 at uboat.net". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[2]
"Karl-Otto Schultz". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[3]
"Hans-Hartwig Trojer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[4]
"Wilhelm von Mässenhausen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[5]
"Georg Wallas". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[6]
"Hans Geissler". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[7]
"Jürgen Quaet-Faslem". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[8]
"Ernst Mengersen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[9]
"Ralph Kapitzky". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[10]
"Albrecht Brandi". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[11]
"Kurt Baberg". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[12]
"Erich Lilienfeld". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[13]
"Pfeil 2 at uboat.net". Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[14]
"Dietrich Lohmann". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[15]
"Heinz Schütt". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[16]
"Ralph Münnich". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[17]
"Heinz Franke". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[18]
"Ralf von Jessen". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[19]
"Otto Tinschert". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[20]
"Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[21]
"Gustav Poel". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[22]
"Burckhard Hackländer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[23]
"Heinz Wolf". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[24]
"Friedrich Mumm". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[25]
"Rolf Struckmeier". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
[26]
"Klaus Rudloff". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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