Wolfpacks

Raubgraf (e. Robber Baron)

This Wolfpack operated from 7 Mar 1943 to 20 Mar 1943.

Notes: After operations against convoy ON-170 on 14 March many boats leave the group.

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes	Map
U-84	Horst Uphoff	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		A
U-89	Dietrich Lohmann	7 Mar 1943	15 Mar 1943		B
U-91	Heinz Walkerling	7 Mar 1943	17 Mar 1943		C
U-435	Siegfried Strelow	7 Mar 1943	19 Mar 1943		D
U-468	Klemens Schamong	7 Mar 1943	16 Mar 1943		E
U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		F
U-603	Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		G
U-615	Ralph Kapitzky	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		H
U-621	Max Kruschka	7 Mar 1943	15 Mar 1943		I
U-638	Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck	7 Mar 1943	15 Mar 1943		J
U-653	Gerhard Feiler	7 Mar 1943	15 Mar 1943		K
U-664	Adolf Graef	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		L
U-758	Helmut Manseck	7 Mar 1943	20 Mar 1943		M

13 boats.

Daily positions of Wolfpack Raubgraf

Ships hit by this Wolfpack

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.		Convoy
7 Mar 1943	U-638	Hinrich-Oscar Bernbeck		Empire Light (d.)	6,537		br	ON-168
10 Mar 1943	U-621	Max Kruschka		Baron Kinnaird	3,355		br	ON-169
12 Mar 1943	U-653	Gerhard Feiler		Thomas Hooker	7,176		am	ON-168
12 Mar 1943	U-468	Klemens Schamong		Empire Light	6,537		br	ON-168
16 Mar 1943	U-603	Hans-Joachim Bertelsmann		Elin K.	5,214		nw	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-758	Helmut Manseck		Zaanland	6,813		nl	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-758	Helmut Manseck		James Oglethorpe	7,176		am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-435	Siegfried Strelow		William Eustis	7,196		am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling		Harry Luckenbach	6,366		am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen		Irénée Du Pont (d.)	6,125		am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen		Nariva (d.)	8,714		br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-600	Bernhard Zurmühlen		Southern Princess	12,156		br	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling		Irénée Du Pont	6,125		am	HX-229
17 Mar 1943	U-91	Heinz Walkerling		Nariva	8,714		br	HX-229
					98,204
11 ships sunk (76,828 tons) and 3 ships damaged (21,376 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

Media links

The Critical Convoy Battles of March 1943
Rohwer, Jürgen

Convoy
Middlebrook, Martin

Geleitzugschlachten im März 1943
Rohwer, Jürgen

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