Wolfpack_West

Wolfpack West

Wolfpack West

Military unit

West was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 8 May 1941 to 20 June 1941.[1]

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This wolfpack was responsible for sinking 33 ships (191,414 gross register tons (GRT)) and damaging a further four ships (33,448 GRT), making it one of the most successful wolfpacks of World War II.

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U-Boats

Of the 23 U-boat commanders, 19 were either, or went on to become, recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross.

U-boat Commander From To Notes
U-43 Wolfgang Lüth 17 May 1941 16 June 1941
U-46 Engelbert Endrass 19 May 1941 6 June 1941
U-48 Herbert Schultze 2 June 1941 8 June 1941
U-66 Robert-Richard Zapp 24 May 1941 5 June 1941
U-73 Helmut Rosenbaum 31 May 1941 16 June 1941
U-74 Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat 13 May 1941 22 May 1941
U-75 Helmuth Ringelmann 2 June 1941 20 June 1941
U-77 Heinrich Schonder 6 June 1941 20 June 1941
U-93 Claus Korth 8 May 1941 26 May 1941
U-94 Herbert Kuppisch 8 May 1941 29 May 1941
U-97 Udo Heilmann 8 May 1941 27 May 1941
U-98 Robert Gysae 8 May 1941 27 May 1941
U-101 Ernst Mengersen 2 June 1941 20 June 1941
U-108 Klaus Scholtz 2 June 1941 20 June 1941
U-109 Hans-Georg Fischer 13 May 1941 23 May 1941
U-110 Fritz-Julius Lemp 9 May 1941 9 May 1941 U-boat was lost
U-111 Wilhelm Kleinschmidt 13 May 1941 5 June 1941
U-201 Adalbert Schnee 8 May 1941 13 May 1941
U-204 Walter Kell 5 June 1941 16 June 1941
U-553 Karl Thurmann 13 June 1941 20 June 1941
U-556 Herbert Wohlfarth 10 May 1941 20 May 1941
U-557 Ottokar Arnold Paulssen 25 May 1941 20 June 1941
U-751 Gerhard Bigalk 16 June 1941 20 June 1941

References

  1. [1]
    Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack West". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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