Wolfpacks

Leuthen

This wolfpack operated from 23 Aug 1943 to 24 Sep 1943.

Notes: This group was formed (probably on Aug 23) and was formed of 21 U-boats (18 experienced and 3 new). The group was mostly involved in convoy action around convoy ON-202 in late Sept, 1943.

The boat's joining dates are either the group forming or the boat's sailing date - whichever is later.

U-341 was sunk enroute to the group, U-274 and U-963 suffered ice damage and had to turn back. U-413 then suffered mechanical problems and aborted.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boatCommanderFromToNotes
U-229Robert Schetelig31 Aug 194322 Sep 1943U-boat was lost
U-238Horst Hepp5 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-260Hubertus Purkhold25 Aug 194324 Sep 1943 
U-270Paul-Friedrich Otto7 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-274Günther Jordan1 Sep 194313 Sep 1943 
U-305Rudolf Bahr23 Aug 194324 Sep 1943 
U-338Manfred Kinzel25 Aug 194320 Sep 1943U-boat was lost
U-341Dietrich Epp31 Aug 194319 Sep 1943U-boat was lost
U-377Gerhard Kluth26 Aug 194322 Sep 1943 
U-378Erich Mäder6 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-386Fritz Albrecht29 Aug 194321 Sep 1943 
U-402Siegfried von Forstner4 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-413Gustav Poel4 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-422Wolfgang Poeschel8 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-584Joachim Deecke2 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-641Horst Rendtel4 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-645Otto Ferro23 Aug 194324 Sep 1943 
U-666Herbert Engel31 Aug 194324 Sep 1943 
U-731Werner Techand29 Aug 194324 Sep 1943 
U-758Helmut Manseck1 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-952Oskar Curio6 Sep 194324 Sep 1943 
U-963Karl Boddenberg4 Sep 194318 Sep 1943 

Daily positions of Wolfpack Leuthen

Resource id #51

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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
20 Sep 1943U-238Horst Hepp Frederick Douglass (d.)7,176amON-202
20 Sep 1943U-645Otto Ferro Frederick Douglass7,176amON-202
20 Sep 1943U-305Rudolf Bahr HMCS St. Croix (I 81)1,190caON-202
20 Sep 1943U-270Paul-Friedrich Otto HMS Lagan (K 259) (t.)1,370brON-202
20 Sep 1943U-238Horst Hepp Theodore Dwight Weld7,176amON-202
21 Sep 1943U-952Oskar Curio HMS Polyanthus (K 47)925brON-202
23 Sep 1943U-238Horst Hepp Fort Jemseg7,134brON-202
23 Sep 1943U-666Herbert Engel HMS Itchen (K 227)1,370brON-202
23 Sep 1943U-952Oskar Curio James Gordon Bennett (d.)7,176amON-202
23 Sep 1943U-238Horst Hepp Oregon Express3,642nwON-202
23 Sep 1943U-238Horst Hepp Skjelbred5,096nwON-202
23 Sep 1943U-952Oskar Curio Steel Voyager6,198amON-202
 55,629

10 ships sunk (41,277 tons) and 2 ships damaged (14,352 tons).

Legend
We have a picture of this vessel.
(d.) means the ship was damaged.
(t.) means the ship was a total loss (included in ships & tonnage lost).


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