Wolfpacks

Stürmer (e. Forward)

This Wolfpack operated from 11 Mar 1943 to 20 Mar 1943.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes	Map
U-134	Hans-Günther Brosin	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		A
U-190	Max Wintermeyer	11 Mar 1943	19 Mar 1943		B
U-229	Robert Schetelig	11 Mar 1943	16 Mar 1943		C
U-305	Rudolf Bahr	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		D
U-338	Manfred Kinzel	11 Mar 1943	19 Mar 1943		E
U-384	Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski	11 Mar 1943	19 Mar 1943	U-boat was lost	F
U-439	Helmut von Tippelskirch	11 Mar 1943	19 Mar 1943		G
U-523	Werner Pietzsch	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		H
U-526	Hans Möglich	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		I
U-527	Herbert Uhlig	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		J
U-530	Kurt Lange	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		K
U-598	Gottfried Holtorf	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		L
U-616	Siegfried Koitschka	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		M
U-618	Kurt Baberg	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		N
U-631	Jürgen Krueger	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		O
U-641	Horst Rendtel	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		P
U-642	Herbert Brünning	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		Q
U-665	Hans-Jürgen Haupt	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		R
U-666	Herbert Engel	11 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		S

19 boats.

Daily positions of Wolfpack Stürmer

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel		Alderamin	7,886		nl	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel		Fort Cedar Lake (d.)	7,134		br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel		King Gruffydd	5,072		br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel		Kingsbury	4,898		br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-665	Hans-Jürgen Haupt		Fort Cedar Lake	7,134		br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-384	Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszczynski		Coracero	7,252		br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-631	Jürgen Krueger		Terkoelei	5,158		nl	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-338	Manfred Kinzel		Granville	4,071		pa	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-305	Rudolf Bahr		Port Auckland	8,789		br	SC-122
17 Mar 1943	U-305	Rudolf Bahr		Zouave	4,256		br	SC-122
19 Mar 1943	U-666	Herbert Engel		Carras (d.)	5,234		gr	SC-122
19 Mar 1943	U-527	Herbert Uhlig		Mathew Luckenbach (d.)	5,848		am	HX-229
19 Mar 1943	U-523	Werner Pietzsch		Mathew Luckenbach	5,848		am	HX-229
					78,580
10 ships sunk (60,364 tons) and 3 ships damaged (18,216 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

The Critical Convoy Battles of March 1943
Rohwer, Jürgen

Convoy
Middlebrook, Martin

Geleitzugschlachten im März 1943
Rohwer, Jürgen

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