Wolfpacks

Pfadfinder (Pathfinder)

This wolfpack operated from 23 May 1942 to 27 May 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-135Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-213Amelung von Varendorff23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-404Otto von Bülow23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-432Heinz-Otto Schultze23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-455Hans-Heinrich Giessler23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-566Dietrich Borchert23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-578Ernst-August Rehwinkel23 May 194227 May 1942 
U-653Gerhard Feiler23 May 194227 May 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Pfadfinder

Resource id #37

ms = 35.15N72.06W,34.21N69.42W,34.21N69.42W,34.21N69.42W,34.21N69.42W,37.57N66.06W,37.57N67.18W,37.57N64.54W,37.57N66.06W,37.57N67.18W,37.03N61.18W,39.45N60.06W,39.45N62.30W,39.45N63.42W,39.45N64.54W,39.30N66.00W,39.45N64.54W,37.57N63.42W,38.51N63.42W,40.39N63.42W,36.09N72.06W,35.15N69.42W,35.15N70.54W,35.15N70.54W,35.15N72.06W,37.57N68.30W,37.03N66.06W,37.03N66.06W,37.03N66.06W,37.03N68.30W,39.45N57.42W,39.45N58.54W,39.45N61.18W,37.57N62.30W,38.12N63.22W,36.09N74.30W,36.09N69.42W,36.09N67.18W,36.09N67.18W,36.09N69.42W


Map provided by our Daily Positions of U-boats project.

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Tons Nat. Convoy
23 May 1942U-432Heinz-Otto Schultze Zurichmoor4,455br
27 May 1942U-578Ernst-August Rehwinkel Polyphemus6,269nl
 10,724

2 ships sunk (10,724 tons).

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