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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

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]

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

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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