Wolfpack Breslau
# Wolfpack Breslau

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.

## 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 October 1941 | 29 October 1941 |
| U-83 | Hans-Werner Kraus | 2 October 1941 | 29 October 1941 |
| U-204 | Walter Kell | 5 October 1941 | 19 October 1941 |
| U-206 | Herbert Opitz | 2 October 1941 | 23 October 1941 |
| U-563 | Klaus Bargsten | 4 October 1941 | 29 October 1941 |
| U-564 | Reinhard Suhren | 2 October 1941 | 29 October 1941 |
