Wolfpack Ungestüm

Ungestüm (Vehemence) was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 11 December 1942 to 30 December 1942.[1]

Wolfpack Ungestüm
Active11 December 1942 - 30 December 1942
Country Nazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
Size13 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Siegfried Strelow

Ungestüm

The group was responsible for sinking nine merchant ships 33,130 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging one merchant ship 5,701 GRT.

Raiding History
Date U-boat Name of ship GRT Nationality Convoy Fate
21 December 1942 U-591 Montreal City 3,066  United Kingdom ON-152 Sunk
28 December 1942 U-591 Norse King 5,701  Norway ONS-154 Damaged
29 December 1942 U-435 Empire Shackleton 7,068  United Kingdom ONS-154 Sunk
29 December 1942 U-628 Lynton Grange 5,029  United Kingdom ONS-154 Sunk
29 December 1942 U-435 Norse King 5,701  Norway ONS-154 Sunk
29 December 1942 U-336 President Francqui 4,919  Belgium ONS-154 Sunk
29 December 1942 U-591 Zarian 4,871  United Kingdom ONS-154 Sunk
30 December 1942 U-435 HMS Fidelity 2,456  Royal Navy ONS-154 Sunk
30 December 1942 U-435 HMS LCV-752 10  Royal Navy ONS-154 Sunk while being transported
30 December 1942 U-435 HMS LCV-754 10  Royal Navy ONS-154 Sunk while being transported
38,831

U-boats
U-boat Commander From To
U-336 Hans Hunger[2] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942
U-373 Paul-Karl Loeser[3] 15 December 1942 26 December 1942
U-435 Siegfried Strelow [4] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942
U-445 Heinz-Konrad Fenn[5] 15 December 1942 25 December 1942
U-455 Hans-Martin Scheibe[6] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942
U-524 Walter von Steinaecker[7] 11 December 1942 23 December 1942
U-569 Hans-Peter Hinsch[8] 11 December 1942 22 December 1942
U-591 Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche[9] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942
U-604 Horst Höltring[10] 11 December 1942 22 December 1942
U-610 Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen[11] 11 December 1942 13 December 1942
U-615 Ralph Kapitzky[12] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942
U-623 Hermann Schröder[13] 11 December 1942 13 December 1942
U-628 Heinrich Hasenschar[14] 11 December 1942 30 December 1942

References
Notes
  1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Ungestüm". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans Hunger". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Paul-Karl Loeser". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Siegfried Strelow (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz-Konrad Fenn". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Martin Scheibe". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter von Steinaecker". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Peter Hinsch". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  9. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  10. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Höltring". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  11. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  12. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ralph Kapitzky". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  13. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hermann Schröder". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  14. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Hasenschar". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
Bibliography
  • Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 134, 136, 139. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.
  • Blair, Clay (1997). Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted 1942-45. Hachette UK.

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