Wolfpacks

Stürmer

This wolfpack operated from 14 Mar 1943 to 20 Mar 1943.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-134Hans-Günther Brosin14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-190Max Wintermeyer14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-229Robert Schetelig14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-305Rudolf Bahr14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-338Manfred Kinzel14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-384Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski14 Mar 194319 Mar 1943U-boat was lost
U-439Helmut von Tippelskirch14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-526Hans Möglich14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-527Herbert Uhlig14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-530Kurt Lange14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-598Gottfried Holtorf14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-618Kurt Baberg14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-631Jürgen Krüger14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-641Horst Rendtel14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-642Herbert Brünning14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-665Hans-Jürgen Haupt14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 
U-666Herbert Engel14 Mar 194320 Mar 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Stürmer

Resource id #46

ms = 50.33N22.45W,52.21N25.45W,52.21N28.45W,50.33N33.15W,52.21N30.15W,54.09N25.45W,53.15N25.45W,54.09N25.45W,55.03N28.45W,54.09N30.15W,50.33N33.15W,53.15N28.45W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N28.45W,56.51N25.36W,56.51N29.12W,55.57N31.45W,55.57N34.45W,57.45N36.24W,59.33N36.24W,59.33N38.12W,59.33N25.36W,58.39N29.12W,57.45N34.36W,52.25N30.15W,52.21N27.15W,53.15N24.15W,54.09N22.45W,56.51N25.36W,55.57N28.45W,55.03N31.45W,52.14N32.15W,53.15N25.45W,54.09N24.15W,51.27N18.15W,54.09N24.15W,54.09N27.15W,52.21N27.15W,51.04N33.20W,52.21N30.15W,54.18N26.15W,56.51N36.24W,56.51N29.12W,55.03N31.45W,52.21N31.45W,53.15N30.15W,54.09N27.15W,53.15N24.15W,56.51N27.24W,56.51N29.12W,55.57N33.15W,52.21N30.15W,53.15N28.45W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N25.45W,58.39N27.24W,57.45N31.00W,56.51N32.48W,53.15N30.15W,52.21N28.45W,54.23N23.34W,55.03N21.15W,55.03N25.45W,55.03N27.15W,54.09N28.45W,51.27N33.15W,51.27N31.45W,51.27N30.15W,52.21N27.15W,53.15N24.15W,54.09N27.15W,53.15N30.15W,50.33N33.15W,52.21N30.15W,54.09N25.45W,55.03N21.15W,55.03N16.45W,55.03N16.45W,54.09N19.45W,50.33N31.45W,52.21N28.45W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N25.45W,53.15N24.15W,54.09N27.15W,53.15N30.15W,51.45N31.15W,53.15N30.15W,54.09N25.45W,55.03N21.15W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N27.15W,55.03N30.15W,51.27N31.45W,52.21N31.45W,54.09N25.45W,54.09N24.15W,56.51N25.36W,56.51N29.12W,55.57N31.45W,51.27N30.15W,53.15N27.15W,54.09N24.15W,54.09N21.15W,55.57N25.45W,55.57N27.15W,55.03N30.15W,52.14N32.15W,50.33N30.15W,49.39N21.15W,48.45N19.45W,58.39N27.24W,57.45N29.12W,56.51N32.48W,53.15N31.45W,53.15N27.15W,54.05N24.19W,54.09N21.15W


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
17 Mar 1943U-338Manfred Kinzel Alderamin7,886nlSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-384Hans-Achim von Rosenberg-Gruszcynski Coracero7,252brHX-229
17 Mar 1943U-338Manfred Kinzel Fort Cedar Lake (d.)7,134brSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-665Hans-Jürgen Haupt Fort Cedar Lake7,134brSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-338Manfred Kinzel Granville4,071paSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-338Manfred Kinzel King Gruffydd5,072brSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-338Manfred Kinzel Kingsbury4,898brSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-305Rudolf Bahr Port Auckland8,789brSC-122
17 Mar 1943U-631Jürgen Krüger Terkoelei5,158nlHX-229
17 Mar 1943U-305Rudolf Bahr Zouave4,256brSC-122
19 Mar 1943U-666Herbert Engel Carras (d.)5,234grSC-122
19 Mar 1943U-527Herbert Uhlig Mathew Luckenbach (d.)5,848amHX-229
 72,732

9 ships sunk (54,516 tons) and 3 ships damaged (18,216 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.


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