Specht
This Wolfpack operated from 19 Apr 1943 to 4 May 1943. Notes: Gruppe first formed with 17 boats on 22 Apr to intercept convoy SC-127 but without success. The pack is then regrouped with 20 boats on 27 Apr in order to attack HX-235. On 4 May most of the boats go to gruppe Fink to attack ONS-5. |
U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:
U-boat | Commander | From | To | Notes | Map |
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U-84 | Horst Uphoff | 21 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1943 | A | |
U-92 | Adolf Oelrich | 19 Apr 1943 | 2 May 1943 | B | |
U-108 | Ralf-Reimar Wolfram | 27 Apr 1943 | 28 Apr 1943 | C | |
U-125 | Ulrich Folkers | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | D | |
U-168 | Helmuth Pich | 21 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | E | |
U-203 | Hermann Kottmann | 23 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1943 | U-boat was lost | F |
U-226 | Rolf Borchers | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | G | |
U-257 | Heinz Rahe | 21 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1943 | H | |
U-260 | Hubertus Purkhold | 21 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | I | |
U-264 | Hartwig Looks | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | J | |
U-270 | Paul-Friedrich Otto | 21 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | K | |
U-358 | Rolf Manke | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | L | |
U-404 | Otto von Bülow | 21 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1943 | M | |
U-438 | Heinrich Heinsohn | 22 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | N | |
U-514 | Hans-Jürgen Auffermann | 27 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | O | |
U-584 | Joachim Deecke | 21 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | P | |
U-614 | Wolfgang Sträter | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | Q | |
U-618 | Kurt Baberg | 21 Apr 1943 | 25 Apr 1943 | R | |
U-628 | Heinrich Hasenschar | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | S | |
U-630 | Werner Winkler | 22 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | T | |
U-662 | Heinz-Eberhard Müller | 22 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | U | |
U-706 | Alexander von Zitzewitz | 22 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | V | |
U-707 | Günter Gretschel | 19 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | W | |
U-732 | Claus-Peter Carlsen | 27 Apr 1943 | 4 May 1943 | X |
Daily positions of Wolfpack Specht
Ships hit by this Wolfpack
Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Convoy | ||
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4 May 1943 | U-125 | Ulrich Folkers | Lorient | 4,737 | br | ONS-5 | ||
4,737 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (4,737 tons). Legend |