Wolfpack Brandenburg

Wolf pack Brandenburg
Active	15 September 1941 – 2 October 1941
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Size	11 submarines
Commanders
Notable commanders	Wilhelm Dommes Günther Heydemann Otto Ites Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat Reinhard Suhren Erich Topp

Brandenburg was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1941 from 15 September 1941 to 2 October 1941^[1]

Brandenburg

The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships (54,593 gross register tons (GRT)) and 1 warship (925 tons).

Raiding history

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Nationality	Tons	Convoy	Fate
15 September 1941	U-94	Empire Eland	United Kingdom	5,613	ON-14	Sunk
15 September 1941	U-94	Newbury	United Kingdom	5,102	ON-14	Sunk
15 September 1941	U-94	Pegasus	Greece	5,762	ON-14	Sunk
19 September 1941	U-372	Baron Pentland	United Kingdom	3,410	SC-42	Sunk
19 September 1941	U-74	HMCS Lévis	Royal Canadian Navy	925	SC-44	Sunk
20 September 1941	U-552	Barbro	Norway	6,325	SC-44	Sunk
20 September 1941	U-74	Empire Burton	United Kingdom	6,966	SC-44	Sunk
20 September 1941	U-552	Pink Star	Panama	4,150	SC-44	Sunk
20 September 1941	U-552	T. J. Williams	United Kingdom	8,212	SC-44	Sunk
22 September 1941	U-562	Erna III	United Kingdom	1,590	ON-16	Sunk
2 October 1941	U-562	Empire Wave	United Kingdom	7,463	ON-19	Sunk

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
U-69	Wilhelm Zahn[2]	15 September 1941	24 September 1941
U-74	Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat[3]	15 September 1941	20 September 1941
U-94	Otto Ites[4]	15 September 1941	29 September 1941
U-372	Heinz-Joachim Neumann[5]	15 September 1941	1 October 1941
U-373	Paul-Karl Loeser[6]	15 September 1941	24 September 1941
U-431	Wilhelm Dommes[7]	15 September 1941	1 October 1941
U-552	Erich Topp [8]	15 September 1941	26 September 1941
U-562	Horst Hamm[9]	15 September 1941	2 October 1941
U-564	Reinhard Suhren[10]	16 September 1941	19 September 1941
U-572	Heinz Hirsacker[11]	15 September 1941	1 October 1941
U-575	Günther Heydemann[12]	15 September 1941	26 September 1941

Bibliography

• Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War. Cassell Military Classics. pp. 117, 119, 123–125. ISBN 0-304-35203-9.

References

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Brandenburg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Zahn". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Otto Ites (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz-Joachim Neumann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Paul-Karl Loeser". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm Dommes (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
8. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Erich Topp (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
9. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Hamm". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
10. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Reinhard Suhren (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
11. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinz Hirsacker". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
12. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günther Heydemann (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 11 April 2015.