Wolfpacks

Trägertod

This Wolfpack operated from 12 Sep 1942 to 22 Sep 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes	Map
U-88	Heino Bohmann	12 Sep 1942	12 Sep 1942	U-boat was lost	A
U-377	Otto Köhler	12 Sep 1942	21 Sep 1942		B
U-378	Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche	19 Sep 1942	22 Sep 1942		C
U-403	Heinz-Ehlert Clausen	12 Sep 1942	19 Sep 1942		D
U-405	Rolf-Heinrich Hopman	12 Sep 1942	18 Sep 1942		E
U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen	12 Sep 1942	22 Sep 1942		F
U-457	Karl Brandenburg	12 Sep 1942	16 Sep 1942	U-boat was lost	G
U-589	Hans-Joachim Horrer	12 Sep 1942	14 Sep 1942	U-boat was lost	H
U-592	Carl Borm	19 Sep 1942	22 Sep 1942		I
U-703	Heinz Bielfeld	19 Sep 1942	22 Sep 1942		J

10 boats.

Daily positions of Wolfpack Trägertod

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
13 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen		Oliver Ellsworth	7,191		am	PQ-18
13 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen		Stalingrad	3,559		sj	PQ-18
14 Sep 1942	U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen		Atheltemplar	8,939		br	PQ-18
14 Sep 1942	U-457	Karl Brandenburg		Atheltemplar (d.)	8,939		br	PQ-18
20 Sep 1942	U-703	Heinz Bielfeld		HMS Somali (G 33)	1,870		br	QP-14
					30,498
4 ships sunk (21,559 tons) and 1 ship damaged (8,939 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

Arctic Victory
Smith, Peter Charles

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