Wolfpacks

Westwall

This wolfpack operated from 25 Nov 1942 to 25 Dec 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-86Walter Schug25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-91Heinz Walkerling25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-92Adolf Oelrich25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-103Gustav-Adolf Janssen25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-106Hermann Rasch25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-130Ernst Kals25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-155Adolf Cornelius Piening25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-185August Maus25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-432Heinz-Otto Schultze2 Dec 194225 Dec 1942 
U-515Werner Henke25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-519Günter Eppen25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-564Hans Fiedler25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-618Kurt Baberg27 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 
U-653Gerhard Feiler25 Nov 194225 Dec 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Westwall

Resource id #43

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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
6 Dec 1942U-103Gustav-Adolf Janssen Henry Stanley5,025brON-149
6 Dec 1942U-155Adolf Cornelius Piening Serooskerk8,456nlON-149
7 Dec 1942U-515Werner Henke Ceramic18,713brON-149
7 Dec 1942U-185August Maus Peter Mærsk5,476br
13 Dec 1942U-103Gustav-Adolf Janssen Hororata (d.)13,945br
17 Dec 1942U-432Heinz-Otto Schultze Poitou310fr
 51,925

5 ships sunk (37,980 tons) and 1 ship damaged (13,945 tons).

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We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


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