Wolfpacks

Draufgänger (Daredevil)

This wolfpack operated from 1 Dec 1942 to 11 Dec 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-221Hans-Hartwig Trojer1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-455Hans-Martin Scheibe1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-524Walter von Steinaecker1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-553Karl Thurmann1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-569Hans-Peter Hinsch1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-600Bernhard Zurmühlen1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-604Horst Höltring1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-609Klaus Rudloff1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-610Walter von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-611Nikolaus von Jacobs1 Dec 19428 Dec 1942U-boat was lost
U-615Ralph Kapitzky1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 
U-623Hermann Schröder1 Dec 194211 Dec 1942 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Draufgänger

Resource id #41

ms = 49.39N27.15W,50.33N28.45W,52.21N28.45W,55.03N28.45W,55.57N27.15W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N27.15W,56.51N31.00W,58.39N32.48W,54.09N30.15W,54.09N25.45W,50.33N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,53.15N27.15W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N27.15W,56.51N31.00W,58.39N29.12W,58.39N23.48W,57.45N20.12W,55.03N37.45W,54.09N40.45W,53.15N43.45W,51.27N46.45W,52.21N45.15W,53.15N45.15W,55.03N39.15W,57.04N36.01W,58.39N29.12W,57.45N16.36W,57.45N25.36W,49.39N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,54.09N28.45W,55.57N31.45W,56.51N27.24W,56.51N25.36W,56.51N25.36W,57.45N31.00W,59.02N30.45W,57.45N32.48W,56.51N31.00W,49.39N21.15W,51.27N22.45W,55.03N24.15W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,56.51N29.12W,57.45N32.48W,58.39N31.00W,59.33N23.48W,57.45N22.00W,50.33N28.45W,51.27N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,56.51N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N27.24W,57.50N23.10W,58.39N29.12W,58.39N25.36W,57.45N22.00W,47.51N19.45W,48.45N23.30W,51.27N24.15W,54.09N25.45W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N28.45W,56.51N31.00W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N25.36W,57.45N23.48W,46.03N06.15W,46.03N10.45W,46.57N13.45W,48.45N16.45W,50.33N19.45W,52.21N22.45W,54.09N25.45W,56.51N31.00W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N23.48W,57.45N23.48W,49.39N27.15W,52.21N28.45W,54.09N27.15W,55.03N25.45W,56.51N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N27.24W,57.45N32.48W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N23.48W,58.39N22.00W,44.15N36.15W,45.09N39.15W,44.15N37.45W,44.15N37.45W,45.09N39.15W,48.45N40.45W,55.03N37.45W,57.25N35.19W,48.45N19.45W,50.33N24.15W,53.15N24.15W,54.09N24.15W,55.57N24.15W,56.51N25.36W,56.51N27.24W,57.45N31.00W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N25.36W,57.45N20.12W,46.57N45.15W,46.03N42.15W,44.15N37.45W,46.03N39.15W,47.51N39.15W,49.39N40.45W,54.09N39.15W,57.45N34.36W,58.39N31.00W,57.45N25.36W,57.45N20.12W


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
2 Dec 1942U-604Horst Höltring Coamo7,057amMKF-3
8 Dec 1942U-524Walter von Steinaecker Empire Spenser8,194brHX-217
8 Dec 1942U-600Bernhard Zurmühlen James McKay6,762amHX-217
9 Dec 1942U-553Karl Thurmann Charles L.D.5,273brHX-217
 27,286

4 ships sunk (27,286 tons).

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