Wolfpack Zieten
Appearance
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Wolfpack Ziethen 1 | |
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Active | 6 January 1942 - 22 January 1942 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Size | 12 submarines |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Peter-Erich Cremer Rolf Mützelburg Erich Topp Karl Thurmann |
Wolfpack Ziethen 2 | |
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Active | 23–29 March 1942 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Size | 4 submarines |
Ziethen 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 Ziethen (1699 - 1786), a German cavalry officer under Frederick the Great
Ziethen 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 |
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6 January 1942 | U-701 | Baron Erskine | ![]() |
3,657 | SC-62 | Sunk |
15 January 1942 | U-203 | Catalina | ![]() |
632 | Sunk | |
15 January 1942 | U-552 | Dayrose | ![]() |
4,113 | Sunk | |
15 January 1942 | U-553 | Diala | ![]() |
8,106 | ON-52 | Damaged |
16 January 1942 | U-86 | Toorak | ![]() |
8,627 | ON-52 | Damaged |
17 January 1942 | U-87 | Nyholt | ![]() |
8,087 | ON-52 | Sunk |
17 January 1942 | U-203 | Octavian | ![]() |
1,345 | Sunk | |
18 January 1942 | U-86 | Dimitrios G. Thermiotis | ![]() |
4,271 | SC-63 | Sunk |
18 January 1942 | U-552 | Frances Salman | ![]() |
2,609 | Sunk | |
21 January 1942 | U-754 | Belize | ![]() |
2,153 | Sunk | |
21 January 1942 | U-203 | North Gaspe | ![]() |
888 | Damaged | |
22 January 1942 | U-553 | Innerøy | ![]() |
8,260 | Sunk | |
22 January 1942 | U-333 | Vassilios A. Polemis | ![]() |
3,429 | ON-53 | Sunk |
22 January 1942 | U-754 | William Hansen | ![]() |
1,344 | Sunk | |
Total: | 57,521 |
U-boats
U-boat | Commander | From | To |
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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 |
Ziethen 2
The group had no success and lost one U-boat.
U-boats
U-boat | Commander | From | To |
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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
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Ziethen 1". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Ziethen 2". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Uphoff". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter Schug". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Joachim Berger". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Rolf Mützelburg (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Peter-Erich Cremer (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Topp (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Thurmann (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner Schulte". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ludwig Forster". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Degen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans Oestermann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Brodda". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich-Karl Marks". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Alfred Hoschatt". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ 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.