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Wolfpacks of 1942


wolfpacksGermanU-boatsWorld War IIBattle of the AtlanticHans Joachim von Zietengross register tonsGRT














Wolfpack Zieten 1
Active6 January 1942 - 22 January 1942
Country
 Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size12 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Peter-Erich Cremer
Rolf Mützelburg
Erich Topp
Karl Thurmann








Wolfpack Ziethen 2
Active23–29 March 1942
Country
 Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size4 submarines

Zieten was the name given to two wolfpacks of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, the first, larger and more successful was from 6 January 1942 to 22 January 1942,[1] the second, smaller from 23 March to 29 March 1942.[2]


It was named after Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699 - 1786), a German cavalry officer under Frederick the Great




Contents





  • 1 Zieten 1

    • 1.1 Raiding History


    • 1.2 U-boats



  • 2 Zieten 2

    • 2.1 U-boats



  • 3 References




Zieten 1


The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships 39,900 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further three merchant ships 17,621 GRT.



Raiding History















































































































Date
U-boat
Name of ship
Nationality
GRT
Convoy
Fate
6 January 1942

U-701

Baron Erskine

 United Kingdom
3,657
SC-62
Sunk
15 January 1942

U-203

Catalina

 Portugal
632

Sunk
15 January 1942

U-552

Dayrose

 United Kingdom
4,113

Sunk
15 January 1942

U-553

Diala

 United Kingdom
8,106
ON-52
Damaged
16 January 1942

U-86

Toorak

 United Kingdom
8,627
ON-52
Damaged
17 January 1942

U-87

Nyholt

 Norway
8,087
ON-52
Sunk
17 January 1942

U-203

Octavian

 Norway
1,345

Sunk
18 January 1942

U-86

Dimitrios G. Thermiotis

 Greece
4,271
SC-63
Sunk
18 January 1942

U-552

Frances Salman

 United States
2,609

Sunk
21 January 1942

U-754

Belize

 Norway
2,153

Sunk
21 January 1942

U-203

North Gaspe

 Canada
888

Damaged
22 January 1942

U-553

Innerøy

 Norway
8,260

Sunk
22 January 1942

U-333

Vassilios A. Polemis

 Greece
3,429
ON-53
Sunk
22 January 1942

U-754

William Hansen

 Norway
1,344

Sunk
Total:
57,521



U-boats






















































U-boat
Commander
From
To

U-84
Horst Uphoff[3]13 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-86
Walter Schug[4]7 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-87
Joachim Berger[5]6 January 1942
17 January 1942

U-135
Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius[6]6 January 1942
20 January 1942

U-203

Rolf Mützelburg[7]		7 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-333

Peter-Erich Cremer[8]		17 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-552

Erich Topp [9]		6 January 1942
19 January 1942

U-553

Karl Thurmann[10]		6 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-582
Werner Schulte[11]15 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-654
Ludwig Forster[12]6 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-701
Horst Degen[13]6 January 1942
22 January 1942

U-754
Hans Oestermann[14]6 January 1942
22 January 1942


Zieten 2


The group had no success and lost one U-boat.



U-boats






















U-boat
Commander
From
To

U-209
Heinrich Brodda[15]23 March 1942
29 March 1942

U-376
Friedrich-Karl Marks[16]23 March 1942
29 March 1942

U-378
Alfred Hoschatt[17]23 March 1942
29 March 1942

U-655
Adolf Dumrese[18]23 March 1942
24 March 1942


References


Notes


  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Ziethen 1". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Ziethen 2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Uphoff". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  4. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter Schug". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  5. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Joachim Berger". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  6. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  7. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Rolf Mützelburg (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  8. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Peter-Erich Cremer (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  9. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Topp (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  10. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Thurmann (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  11. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner Schulte". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  12. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ludwig Forster". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  13. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Degen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  14. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans Oestermann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  15. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Brodda". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  16. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich-Karl Marks". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  17. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Alfred Hoschatt". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.


  18. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Adolf Dumrese". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.



Bibliography

  • Hadley, Michael L (1985). U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters. McGill-Queen’s University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0-7735-0584-9.


  • Newpower, Anthony (2006). Iron Men and Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During World War II. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 80. ISBN 0-275-99032-X.


  • Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 117, 119, 123–125. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.








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