Wolfpack Delphin II

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Wolf pack Delphin II
Active26 December 1942 - 14 February 1943
Country Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Germany
Branch Kriegsmarine
Size17 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders		 Joachim Berger
Ulrich Folkers
Harald Gelhaus
Günther Heydemann
Günther Krech
Helmut Möhlmann
Günther Seibicke,

Delphin II (Dolphin) was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, from 26 December 1942 to 14 February 1943. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships and damaging one ship; 2 of the pack's U-boats were sunk.

Raiding history

DateU-boatCommanderName of shipNationalityTonsConvoyFate
8 January 1943 U-436 Günther Seibicke Albert L. Ellsworth Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 8,309 TM-1 Sunk
8 January 1943 U-436 Günther Seibicke Oltenia II Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,394 TM-1 Sunk
9 January 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider Minister Wedel Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6,833 TM-1 Sunk
9 January 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider Norvik Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 10,034 TM-1 Sunk
9 January 1943 U-442 Hans-Joachim Hesse Empire Lytton Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 9,807 TM-1 Sunk
9 January 1943 U-511 Fritz Schneewind William Wilberforce Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,004Sunk
11 January 1943 U-522 Herbert Schneider British Dominion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,983 TM-1 Damaged
11 January 1943 U-620 Heinz Stein British Dominion Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 6,983 TM-1 Sunk
25 January 1943 U-575 Günther Heydemann City of Flint Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 4,963UGS-4Sunk
27 January 1943 U-442 Hans-Joachim Hesse Julia Ward Howe Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 7,176UGS-4Sunk
27 January 1943 U-514 Hans-Jürgen Auffermann Charles C. Pinckney Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 7,177UGS-4Sunk

U-boats involved

U-boatCommanderFromToComment
U-87 Kapitänleutnant Joachim Berger [6] 20 January 19439 February 1943
U-107 Kapitänleutnant Harald Gelhaus [7] 11 February 194314 February 1943
U-125 Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Folkers [8] 5 January 194313 February 1943
U-202 Kapitänleutnant Günter Poser [9] 20 January 19439 February 1943
U-258 Oberleutnant zur See Leopold Koch [10] 23 January 19439 February 1943
U-268 Kapitänleutnant Hartwig Looks [11] 23 January 19439 February 1943
U-381 Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg [12] 26 December 194214 February 1943
U-436 Korvettenkapitän Günther Seibicke [13] 26 December 194212 February 1943
U-442 Fregattenkapitän Hans-Joachim Hesse [14] 26 December 194212 February 1943U-boat was sunk
U-463 Korvettenkapitän Leo Wolfbauer [15] 11 January 194314 January 1943
U-511 Kapitänleutnant Fritz Schneewind [16] 3 January 194314 February 1943
U-514 Kapitänleutnant Hans-Jürgen Auffermann [17] 5 January 19439 February 1943
U-522 Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider [18] 3 January 194314 February 1943
U-558 Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech [19] 24 January 194314 February 1943
U-571 Korvettenkapitän Helmut Möhlmann [20] 26 December 194219 January 1943
U-575 Kapitänleutnant Günther Heydemann [21] 26 December 194214 February 1943
U-620 Kapitänleutnant Heinz Stein [22] 26 December 194213 February 1943U-boat was sunk

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References

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  2. ↑ "Delphin (ii)". Codenames.info. Retrieved 18 Feb 2020.
  3. ↑ Bertke, Donald A.; Kindell, Don; Smith, Gordon (2015). World War II Sea War:Volume 8 Guadalcanal Secured. Bertke Publications. ISBN   978-1-937470-13-5.
  4. ↑ Edwards, Bernard (2004). Twilight of the U-Boats. CPI UK. ISBN   1-84415-035-6.
  5. ↑ Mallmann Showell, Jak (1973). U-Boats Under the Swastika. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN   0-7110-0379-3.
  6. ↑ "Joachim Berger". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Harald Gelhaus". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ulrich Folkers". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Günter Poser". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Leopold Koch". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Hartwig Looks". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Günther Seibicke". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. ↑ "Hans-Joachim Hesse". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  15. ↑ "Leo Wolfbauer". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "Fritz Schneewind". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  17. ↑ "Hans-Jürgen Auffermann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Herbert Schneider". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  19. ↑ "Günther Krech". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  20. ↑ "Helmut Möhlmann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Günther Heydemann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  22. ↑ "Heinz Stein". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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