Wolfpacks

Luchs (e. Lynx)

This Wolfpack operated from 27 Sep 1942 to 6 Oct 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes	Map
U-183	Heinrich Schäfer	4 Oct 1942	6 Oct 1942		A
U-216	Karl-Otto Schultz	27 Sep 1942	29 Sep 1942		B
U-254	Odo Loewe	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		C
U-257	Heinz Rahe	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		D
U-260	Hubertus Purkhold	1 Oct 1942	6 Oct 1942		E
U-382	Herbert Juli	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		F
U-404	Otto von Bülow	27 Sep 1942	29 Sep 1942		G
U-437	Werner-Karl Schulz	1 Oct 1942	6 Oct 1942		H
U-442	Hans-Joachim Hesse	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		I
U-575	Günther Heydemann	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		J
U-582	Werner Schulte	1 Oct 1942	5 Oct 1942	U-boat was lost	K
U-584	Joachim Deecke	27 Sep 1942	29 Sep 1942		L
U-597	Eberhard Bopst	1 Oct 1942	6 Oct 1942		M
U-610	Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		N
U-619	Kurt Makowski	27 Sep 1942	5 Oct 1942	U-boat was lost	O
U-620	Heinz Stein	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		P
U-706	Alexander von Zitzewitz	1 Oct 1942	6 Oct 1942		Q
U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	27 Sep 1942	6 Oct 1942		R
U-755	Walter Göing	1 Oct 1942	2 Oct 1942		S

19 boats.

Daily positions of Wolfpack Luchs

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
29 Sep 1942	U-610	Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen		Lifland	2,254		br	SC-101
3 Oct 1942	U-254	Odo Loewe		Esso Williamsburg	11,237		am
					13,491
2 ships sunk (13,491 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel.

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