Wolfpack Veilchen

Veilchen (Violet) was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 20 October 1942 to 7 November 1942.[1]

Wolfpack Veilchen
Active20 October 1942 -
7 November 1942
Country Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size13 submarines
EngagementsConvoy SC 107
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Siegfried von Forstner
Helmut Möhlmann

Service

The group was responsible for sinking eight merchant ships 43,935 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further two merchant ships 12,955 gross register tons (GRT).

Raiding History
Date U-boat Name of ship Nationality Tons Convoy Fate
2 November 1942 U-402 Dalcroy  United Kingdom 4,558 SC 107 Sunk
2 November 1942 U-402 Empire Antelope  United Kingdom 4,945 SC 107 Sunk
2 November 1942 U-402 Empire Leopard  United Kingdom 5,676 SC 107 Sunk
2 November 1942 U-402 Empire Sunrise  United Kingdom 7,459 SC 107 Damaged
2 November 1942 U-84 Empire Sunrise  United Kingdom 7,459 SC 107 Sunk
2 November 1942 U-438 Hartington  United Kingdom 5,496 SC 107 Damaged
2 November 1942 U-402 Rinos  Greece 4,649 SC 107 Sunk
3 November 1942 U-89 Jeypore  United Kingdom 5,318 SC 107 Sunk
4 November 1942 U-89 Daleby  United Kingdom 4,640 SC 107 Sunk
4 November 1942 U-442 Hatimura  United Kingdom 6,690 SC 107 Sunk
Total: 56,890

U-boats
U-boat Commander From To
U-71 Hardo Rodler von Roithberg[2] 20 October 1942 7 November 1942
U-84 Horst Uphoff[3] 20 October 1942 5 November 1942
U-89 Dietrich Lohmann[4] 20 October 1942 5 November 1942
U-132 Ernst Vogelsang[5] 20 October 1942 3 November 1942
U-381 Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg[6] 20 October 1942 5 November 1942
U-402 Siegfried von Forstner[7] 20 October 1942 5 November 1942
U-437 Werner-Karl Schulz[8] 27 October 1942 4 November 1942
U-438 Rudolf Franzius[9] 20 October 1942 5 November 1942
U-442 Hans-Joachim Hesse[10] 27 October 1942 4 November 1942
U-454 Burckhard Hackländer[11] 20 October 1942 7 November 1942
U-571 Helmut Möhlmann[12] 20 October 1942 7 November 1942
U-658 Hans Senkel[13] 20 October 1942 30 October 1942
U-704 Horst Wilhelm Kessler[14] 20 October 1942 7 November 1942

Bibliography
  • Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. p. 144. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.

References
Notes
  1. "Wolfpack Veilchen - Wolfpacks - U-boat Operations - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hardo Rodler von Roithberg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Uphoff". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Dietrich Lohmann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ernst Vogelsang". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner-Karl Schulz". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  9. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Rudolf Franzius". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  10. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Joachim Hesse". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  11. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Burckhard Hackländer". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  12. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Helmut Möhlmann (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  13. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans Senkel". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  14. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Wilhelm Kessler". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

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