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Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 September 1942 to 22 September 1942. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas. [1]
| U-boat | Commander | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-216 | Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz [2] | 15 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-221 | Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer [3] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-258 | Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen [4] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-356 | Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas [5] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-440 | Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler [6] | 12 September 1942 | 14 September 1942 |
| U-595 | Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem [7] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-607 | Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen [8] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-615 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky [9] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-617 | Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi [10] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-618 | Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg [11] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-661 | Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld [12] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
Pfeil 1 was responsible for the sinking of 0 ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first wolfpack comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 1 February 1943 to 9 February 1943. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas. [13]
| U-boat | Commander | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-89 | Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann [14] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-135 | Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt [15] | 3 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-187 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich [16] | 1 February 1943 | 4 February 1943 |
| U-262 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke [17] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
| U-266 | Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen [18] | 4 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-267 | Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert [19] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
| U-402 | Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner [20] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-413 | Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel [21] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-454 | Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer [22] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-465 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf [23] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-594 | Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm [24] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-608 | Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier [25] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-609 | Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff [26] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT) plus 1 ship damaged (9,272 GRT) in the Atlantic Ocean.
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