Wolfpack Pfeil

Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Pfeil 1 (September 1942)

The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 to 22 September 1942. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.^[1]

U-boats involved

U-boat	Commander	From	To
U-216	Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz[2]	15 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-221	Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer[3]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-258	Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen[4]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-356	Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas[5]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-440	Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler[6]	12 September 1942	14 September 1942
U-595	Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[7]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-607	Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen[8]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-615	Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky[9]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-617	Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi[10]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-618	Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg[11]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942
U-661	Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld[12]	12 September 1942	22 September 1942

Raiding success

Pfeil 1 sank no ships.

Pfeil 2 (February 1943)

The first wolfpack comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 1 to 9 February 1943. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.^[13]

U-boats involved

U-boat	Commander	From	To
U-89	Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann[14]	1 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-135	Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt[15]	3 February 1943	8 February 1943
U-187	Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich[16]	1 February 1943	4 February 1943
U-262	Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke[17]	1 February 1943	7 February 1943
U-266	Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen[18]	4 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-267	Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert[19]	1 February 1943	7 February 1943
U-402	Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner[20]	1 February 1943	8 February 1943
U-413	Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel[21]	1 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-454	Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer[22]	1 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-465	Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf[23]	1 February 1943	8 February 1943
U-594	Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm[24]	1 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-608	Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier[25]	1 February 1943	9 February 1943
U-609	Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff[26]	1 February 1943	7 February 1943

Raiding success

Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT), plus one ship damaged (9,272 GRT).

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.