Wolfpack Brandenburg

Brandenburg was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1941 from 15 September 1941 to 2 October 1941[1]

Wolf pack Brandenburg
Active15 September 1941 – 2 October 1941
Country Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size11 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Wilhelm Dommes
Günther Heydemann
Otto Ites
Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat
Reinhard Suhren
Erich Topp

Brandenburg

The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships (54,593 gross register tons (GRT)) and 1 warship (925 tons).

Raiding history
Date U-boat Name of ship Nationality Tons Convoy Fate
15 September 1941 U-94 Empire Eland  United Kingdom 5,613 ON 14 Sunk
15 September 1941 U-94 Newbury  United Kingdom 5,102 ON 14 Sunk
15 September 1941 U-94 Pegasus  Greece 5,762 ON 14 Sunk
19 September 1941 U-372 Baron Pentland  United Kingdom 3,410 SC 42 Sunk
19 September 1941 U-74 HMCS Lévis  Royal Canadian Navy 925 SC 44 Sunk
20 September 1941 U-552 Barbro  Norway 6,325 SC 44 Sunk
20 September 1941 U-74 Empire Burton  United Kingdom 6,966 SC 44 Sunk
20 September 1941 U-552 Pink Star  Panama 4,150 SC 44 Sunk
20 September 1941 U-552 T. J. Williams  United Kingdom 8,212 SC 44 Sunk
22 September 1941 U-562 Erna III  United Kingdom 1,590 ON 16 Sunk
2 October 1941 U-562 Empire Wave  United Kingdom 7,463 ON 19 Sunk

U-boats
U-boat Commander From To
U-69 Wilhelm Zahn[2] 15 September 1941 24 September 1941
U-74 Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat[3] 15 September 1941 20 September 1941
U-94 Otto Ites[4] 15 September 1941 29 September 1941
U-372 Heinz-Joachim Neumann[5] 15 September 1941 1 October 1941
U-373 Paul-Karl Loeser[6] 15 September 1941 24 September 1941
U-431 Wilhelm Dommes[7] 15 September 1941 1 October 1941
U-552 Erich Topp [8] 15 September 1941 26 September 1941
U-562 Horst Hamm[9] 15 September 1941 2 October 1941
U-564 Reinhard Suhren[10] 16 September 1941 19 September 1941
U-572 Heinz Hirsacker[11] 15 September 1941 1 October 1941
U-575 Günther Heydemann[12] 15 September 1941 26 September 1941

Bibliography
  • 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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References
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Brandenburg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Zahn". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Otto Ites (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz-Joachim Neumann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Paul-Karl Loeser". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Dommes (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  8. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Topp (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  9. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Hamm". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Reinhard Suhren (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz Hirsacker". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  12. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Heydemann (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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