Wolfpacks

Westmark

This wolfpack operated from 6 Mar 1943 to 11 Mar 1943.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-228Erwin Christophersen6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-230Paul Siegmann6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-332Eberhard Hüttemann6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-359Heinz Förster6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-405Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-409Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-432Hermann Eckhardt6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943U-boat was lost
U-448Helmut Dauter6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-523Werner Pietzsch6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-526Hans Möglich6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-527Herbert Uhlig6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-566Hans Hornkohl6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-591Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-616Siegfried Koitschka6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-634Eberhard Dahlhaus6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-659Hans Stock6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 
U-709Karl-Otto Weber6 Mar 194311 Mar 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Westmark

Resource id #46

ms = 54.09N42.15W,56.51N36.24W,57.45N32.48W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N20.12W,57.45N22.00W,54.09N42.15W,56.25N37.38W,57.45N31.00W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N20.12W,58.39N18.24W,52.21N39.15W,55.57N34.45W,57.45N34.36W,58.39N36.24W,58.39N20.12W,58.39N22.00W,55.57N45.15W,56.51N38.12W,57.45N34.36W,56.51N31.00W,55.03N30.15W,51.27N28.45W,55.03N27.15W,55.57N37.45W,58.39N34.36W,58.45N21.57W,56.51N25.36W,55.03N25.45W,55.03N43.45W,56.51N38.12W,57.45N34.36W,58.37N22.32W,58.39N22.00W,56.51N22.00W,55.03N27.15W,58.39N32.48W,56.51N31.00W,52.21N30.15W,51.35N28.20W,55.57N42.15W,56.51N36.24W,55.57N34.45W,54.09N33.15W,54.09N31.45W,51.27N31.45W,53.15N40.45W,55.57N34.45W,57.45N32.48W,58.39N25.36W,59.33N20.12W,58.39N20.12W,52.21N42.15W,55.57N36.15W,57.45N32.48W,59.33N27.24W,58.39N21.06W,58.39N20.12W,54.09N42.15W,56.51N36.24W,58.30N31.00W,58.39N29.12W,59.33N22.00W,59.33N16.36W,55.03N39.15W,56.51N36.24W,58.39N31.00W,58.39N25.36W,57.45N25.36W,56.51N27.24W,54.09N43.45W,58N15W,58.42N31.25W,58.39N25.36W,58.39N20.12W,57.45N22.00W,53.15N40.45W,56.51N36.24W,56.51N31.00W,58.39N25.36W,59.33N20.12W,58.39N20.12W,57.45N34.36W,56.51N36.24W,58.39N32.48W,58.39N25.36W,59.33N20.12W,58.39N18.24W,55.57N42.15W,56.51N38.12W,55.57N36.15W,54.09N36.15W,54.09N31.45W,50.33N31.45W,56.51N36.24W,56.51N36.24W,57.45N34.36W,58.39N27.24W,58.39N22.00W,58.39N25.36W


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
7 Mar 1943U-230Paul Siegmann Egyptian2,868brSC-121
7 Mar 1943U-591Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche Empire Impala6,116brSC-121
8 Mar 1943U-527Herbert Uhlig Fort Lamy5,242brSC-121
8 Mar 1943U-527Herbert Uhlig HMS LCT-2480 [Trans.]291brSC-121
8 Mar 1943U-591Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche Vojvoda Putnik5,879yuSC-121
9 Mar 1943U-405Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann Bonneville4,665nwSC-121
9 Mar 1943U-405Rolf-Heinrich Hopmann HMS LCT-2341 [Trans.]291brSC-121
9 Mar 1943U-409Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann Malantic3,837amSC-121
9 Mar 1943U-409Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann Rosewood5,989brSC-121
11 Mar 1943U-432Hermann Eckhardt HMS Harvester (H 19)1,340brHX-228
 36,518

10 ships sunk (36,518 tons).

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[Trans.] indicates the vessel was lost while being transported on another vessel.


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