Wolf pack Breslau
Active2 October 1941 - 29 October 1941
Country Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size6 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Klaus Bargsten
Hans-Werner Kraus
Reinhard Suhren

Breslau was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1943 from 2 October 1941 to 29 October 1941.[1]

Breslau

The group was responsible for sinking 7 merchant ships (21,578 gross register tons (GRT)), 2 warships (2,795 tons) and 1 warship damaged (6,746 tons).

Raiding History

Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Nationality Tons Convoy Fate
12 October 1941 U-83 Hans-Werner Kraus Corte Real  Portugal 2,044 Sunk
14 October 1941 U-204 Walter Kell Aingeru Guardakoa  Spain 97 Sunk
14 October 1941 U-206 Herbert Opitz HMS Fleur de Lys  Royal Navy 925 OG-75 Sunk
19 October 1941 U-206 Herbert Opitz Baron Kelvin  United Kingdom 3,081 Sunk
19 October 1941 U-204 Walter Kell Inverlee  United Kingdom 9,158 Sunk
24 October 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Alhama  United Kingdom 1,352 HG-75 Sunk
24 October 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Ariosto  United Kingdom 2,176 HG-75 Sunk
24 October 1941 U-564 Reinhard Suhren Carsbreck  United Kingdom 3,670 HG-75 Sunk
24 October 1941 U-563 Klaus Bargsten HMS Cossack  Royal Navy 1,870 HG-75 Sunk
26 October 1941 U-83 Hans-Werner Kraus HMS Ariguani  Royal Navy 6,746 HG-75 Damaged

U-boats

U-boat Commander From To
U-71 Walter Flachsenberg[2] 2 October 1941 29 October 1941
U-83 Hans-Werner Kraus[3] 2 October 1941 29 October 1941
U-204 Walter Kell[4] 5 October 1941 19 October 1941
U-206 Herbert Opitz[5] 2 October 1941 23 October 1941
U-563 Klaus Bargsten[6] 4 October 1941 29 October 1941
U-564 Reinhard Suhren[7] 2 October 1941 29 October 1941

References

  1. ^ "Wolfpack Breslau". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Walter Flachsenberg". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Hans-Werner Kraus (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Walter Kell". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Herbert Opitz". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Klaus Bargsten (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Reinhard Suhren (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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