Wolfpack Lohs

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Lohs was a "wolfpack" of German U-boats that operated from August 1 to September 22, 1942 in World War II. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas. [1]

The wolfpack was a mass-attack tactic against convoys used by German U-boats of the Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic.

U-boat German submarine of the First or Second World War

U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot[ˈuːboːt](listen), a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "underseaboat." While the German term refers to any submarine, the English one refers specifically to military submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare role and enforcing a naval blockade against enemy shipping. The primary targets of the U-boat campaigns in both wars were the merchant convoys bringing supplies from Canada and other parts of the British Empire, and from the United States to the United Kingdom and to the Soviet Union and the Allied territories in the Mediterranean. German submarines also destroyed Brazilian merchant ships during World War II, causing Brazil to declare war on the Axis powers in 1944.

World War II 1939–1945 global war

World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. A state of total war emerged, directly involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease, and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.

U-boats involved

The U-boats that made up Wolfpack Lohs included:[ citation needed ]

German submarine U-135 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

German submarine <i>U-176</i> German world war II submarine

German submarine U-176 was a Type IXC U-boat in Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

German submarine U-216 was a Type VIID mine-laying U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down 1 January 1941 by Germaniawerft in Kiel as yard number 648. She was launched on 23 October 1941 and commissioned on 15 December 1941 with Oberleutnant zur See Karl-Otto Schultz in command.

Raiding career

Lohs was responsible for the sinking of eight ships in the Atlantic Ocean.[ citation needed ]

DateU-boatShipNationalityTonnageFate
15 August 1942 U-705 Balladier Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 3,279Sunk
16 August 1942 U-596 Suecia Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4,966Sunk
25 August 1942 U-176 Empire Breeze Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 7,457Sunk
25 August 1942 U-605 Katvaldis Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3,163Sunk
25 August 1942 U-605 Sheaf Mount Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,017Sunk
25 August 1942 U-438 Trolla Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,598Sunk
9 September 1942 U-755 USS Muskeget Ensign of the United States Coast Guard.svg  United States Navy 1,827Sunk
20 September 1942 U-596 Empire Hartebeeste Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 5,676Sunk

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References

Notes
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Lohs". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2010.