Wolfpack Pfeil
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Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
U-boats involved
The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 to 22 September 1942. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.[1]
| U-boat | Commander | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-216 | Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz[2] | 15 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-221 | Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer[3] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-258 | Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen[4] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-356 | Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas[5] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-440 | Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler[6] | 12 September 1942 | 14 September 1942 |
| U-595 | Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[7] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-607 | Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen[8] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-615 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky[9] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-617 | Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi[10] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-618 | Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg[11] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
| U-661 | Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld[12] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
Raiding success
Pfeil 1 sank no ships.