Wolfpack Pfeil
# Wolfpack Pfeil

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

## Pfeil 1 (Sep 1942)

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

### U-boats involved

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

### Raiding Success

Pfeil 1 was responsible for the sinking of 0 ships in the Atlantic Ocean.

## Pfeil 2 (Feb 1943)

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

### U-boats involved

| U-boat | Commander | From | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| U-89 | Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-135 | Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt | 3 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-187 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich | 1 February 1943 | 4 February 1943 |
| U-262 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
| U-266 | Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen | 4 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-267 | Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
| U-402 | Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-413 | Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-454 | Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-465 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
| U-594 | Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-608 | Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
| U-609 | Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |

### Raiding Success

Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT) plus 1 ship damaged (9,272 GRT) in the Atlantic Ocean.

