Wolfpacks

Star

This wolfpack operated from 27 Apr 1943 to 4 May 1943.

Notes: Nearly all boats leave to join gruppe Fink on 4 May.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-192Werner Happe28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-209Heinrich Brodda28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-231Wolfgang Wenzel28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-258Wilhelm von Mässenhausen28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-378Erich Mäder28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-381Graf Wilhelm-Heinrich Pückler und Limpurg28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-386Hans-Albrecht Kandler28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-413Gustav Poel28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-528Georg von Rabenau28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-531Herbert Neckel28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-532Ottoheinrich Junker28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-533Helmut Hennig28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-552Klaus Popp28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-648Peter-Arthur Stahl28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-650Ernst von Witzendorff28 Apr 19434 May 1943 
U-954Odo Loewe28 Apr 19434 May 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Star

Resource id #45

ms = 58.39N31.00W,58.39N29.12W,60.27N34.36W,60.00N40.54W,59.33N40.00W,56.51N41.48W,55.57N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,57.45N31.00W,57.45N27.24W,50.33N45.15W,59.33N38.12W,57.45N40.00W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,55.57N43.45W,60.27N29.12W,60.27N29.12W,61.21N34.22W,59.33N36.24W,58.39N40.00W,57.45N40.00W,56.51N43.36W,55.03N40.45W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N31.54W,60.52N34.20W,60.00N40.54W,57.45N40.00W,57.45N40.00W,56.51N41.48W,55.57N42.15W,58.39N32.48W,58.39N29.12W,61.21N32.07W,59.33N34.36W,58.39N40.00W,56.51N41.48W,55.57N45.15W,55.03N40.45W,58.39N32.48W,59.33N29.12W,60.27N34.36W,58.39N36.24W,57.45N40.00W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,60.27N25.36W,60.27N29.12W,61.21N34.22W,60.27N34.36W,59.33N31.00W,55.57N31.45W,53.15N31.45W,50.33N28.45W,57.45N27.24W,56.51N27.24W,59.33N34.36W,59.33N29.12W,59.33N40.00W,57.45N41.48W,55.57N42.15W,55.03N40.45W,60.27N29.12W,58.39N28.18W,60.27N34.36W,60.00N40.54W,57.45N34.36W,54.09N33.15W,53.15N33.15W,53.15N33.15W,58.39N24.42W,58.39N28.18W,53.15N33.15W,57.45N40.00W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,59.33N32.48W,59.33N29.12W,61.21N34.22W,61.21N32.07W,59.33N31.00W,57.45N31.00W,55.57N31.45W,55.03N33.15W,59.33N25.36W,61.21N29.52W,61.21N32.07W,60.27N38.12W,59.33N40.00W,58.39N40.00W,57.45N43.36W,55.57N40.45W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N27.24W,60.27N34.36W,58.39N36.24W,58.39N40.00W,56.51N40.00W,55.57N43.45W,55.03N40.45W,57.45N31.00W,57.45N27.24W,60.27N34.36W,60.27N38.12W,58.39N40.00W,57.45N41.48W,55.57N45.15W,55.03N40.45W,60.27N25.36W,61.21N29.52W,61.21N34.22W,59.33N38.12W,59.33N41.48W,57.45N45.24W,55.57N43.45W,55.03N39.15W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N27.24W,60.27N36.24W,59.33N41.48W,58.39N40.00W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W,55.03N42.15W


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
29 Apr 1943U-258Wilhelm von Mässenhausen McKeesport6,198amONS-5
 6,198

1 ship sunk (6,198 tons).

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