Wolfpacks

Eisbär (Polar Bear)

This wolfpack operated from 23 Aug 1942 to 29 Aug 1942.

Notes: This group was formed to operate in the South Atlantic off Cape Town which was considered by U-boat Command to be "virgin waters". This group included some of the most experienced commanders available such as Gelhaus (U-107), Harteinstein (U-156) and Emmermann (U-172).

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes
U-68	Karl-Friedrich Merten	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-107	Harald Gelhaus	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-156	Werner Hartenstein	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-172	Carl Emmermann	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-214	Günther Reeder	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-406	Horst Dieterichs	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-504	Hans-Georg Friedrich Poske	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942
U-566	Gerhard Remus	23 Aug 1942	29 Aug 1942

Daily positions of Wolfpack Eisbär

Resource id #37

ms = 42.27N09.42W,41.33N12.06W,39.45N15.42W,37.03N18.06W,35.15N20.30W,32.33N21.42W,29.51N21.42W,37.03N20.30W,36.09N22.54W,35.15N21.42W,34.21N20.30W,36.09N19.18W,38.51N16.54W,38.51N19.18W,44.15N10.54W,42.27N13.18W,39.45N16.54W,37.03N19.18W,35.45N18.45W,33.27N20.30W,30.45N20.30W,44.15N15.15W,42.27N16.54W,39.45N19.18W,36.09N19.18W,34.21N20.30W,33.27N22.54W,30.45N22.54W,37.03N22.54W,37.03N24.06W,35.15N21.42W,34.21N19.18W,37.03N18.06W,38.51N16.54W,38.51N18.06W,39.45N22.54W,37.03N20.30W,35.15N19.18W,33.27N20.30W,36.09N19.18W,37.57N19.18W,38.51N19.18W,45.09N12.15W,44.15N15.15W,41.33N18.06W,38.51N19.18W,35.15N20.30W,32.33N20.30W,29.51N20.30W,39.45N24.06W,37.03N21.42W,35.15N20.30W,34.21N20.30W,37.03N19.18W,40.20N16.02W,39.45N16.54W

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

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons		Convoy
27 Aug 1942	U-156	Werner Hartenstein	Clan Macwhirter	5,941	br	SL-119
28 Aug 1942	U-566	Gerhard Remus	City of Cardiff	5,661	br	SL-119
28 Aug 1942	U-566	Gerhard Remus	Zuiderkerk	8,424	nl	SL-119
				20,026
3 ships sunk (20,026 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.