Wolfpacks

Adler (Eagle)

This wolfpack operated from 7 Apr 1943 to 12 Apr 1943.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-71Hardo Rodler von Roithberg8 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-84Horst Uphoff7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-188Siegfried Lüdden7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-257Heinz Rahe7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-404Otto von Bülow7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-571Helmut Möhlmann7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-613Helmut Köppe7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-615Ralph Kapitzky7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 
U-662Heinz-Eberhard Müller7 Apr 194312 Apr 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Adler

Resource id #38

ms = 49.39N34.45W,50.33N37.45W,49.39N36.15W,50.33N36.15W,52.21N40.45W,49.39N43.45W,54.09N43.45W,55.57N43.45W,55.57N42.15W,54.09N39.15W,52.21N40.45W,51.27N42.15W,55.03N45.15W,55.57N43.45W,55.57N43.45W,55.03N40.45W,52.19N40.28W,49.39N43.45W,54.09N43.45W,54.09N43.45W,55.03N42.15W,53.15N39.15W,53.15N40.45W,49.39N42.15W,53.15N40.45W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N40.45W,53.15N39.15W,52.21N40.45W,50.18N42.48W,53.15N40.45W,55.03N40.45W,54.09N39.15W,52.21N37.45W,52.21N40.45W,51.27N40.45W,53.15N39.15W,55.03N40.45W,54.09N39.15W,52.21N36.15W,51.29N42.59W,51.27N42.15W,54.09N42.15W,55.57N42.15W,55.03N40.45W,53.15N39.15W,53N39W,52.21N33.15W,53.15N40.45W,55.03N40.45W,55.03N40.45W,54.09N39.15W,52.21N40.45W,50.33N40.45W


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
11 Apr 1943U-615Ralph Kapitzky Edward B. Dudley7,177amHX-232
11 Apr 1943U-188Siegfried Lüdden HMS Beverley (H 64)1,190brON-176
11 Apr 1943U-613Helmut Köppe Ingerfire3,835nwONS-2
12 Apr 1943U-404Otto von Bülow Lancastrian Prince1,914brON-176
 14,116

4 ships sunk (14,116 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.



Books dealing with this subject include:

El Ultimo Corsario. de Luckner, Conde Felix, 1932.

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