Wolfpack Zieten
Military unit
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Zieten was the name given to two wolfpacks of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942 during the Second World War, the first, larger and more successful was from 6 to 22 January 1942, the second, smaller from 23 to 29 March 1942.[1][2]
| Wolfpack Zieten 1 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 6–22 January 1942 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Size | 12 submarines |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Peter-Erich Cremer Rolf Mützelburg Erich Topp Karl Thurmann |
| Wolfpack Ziethen 2 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 23–29 March 1942 |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Kriegsmarine |
| Size | 4 submarines |
It was named after Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), a German cavalry officer at the time of Frederick the Great.
Zieten 1
The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships 39,900 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further three merchant ships 17,621 GRT.
Raiding History
| Date | U-boat | Name of ship | Nationality | GRT | Convoy | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 1942 | U-701 | Baron Erskine |  United Kingdom |
3,657 | SC-62 | Sunk |
| 15 January 1942 | U-203 | Catalina |  Portugal |
632 | Sunk | |
| 15 January 1942 | U-552 | Dayrose | United Kingdom |
4,113 | Sunk | |
| 15 January 1942 | U-553 | Diala | United Kingdom |
8,106 | ON 52 | Damaged |
| 16 January 1942 | U-86 | Toorak | United Kingdom |
8,627 | ON 52 | Damaged |
| 17 January 1942 | U-87 | Nyholt |  Norway |
8,087 | ON 52 | Sunk |
| 17 January 1942 | U-203 | Octavian | Norway |
1,345 | Sunk | |
| 18 January 1942 | U-86 | Dimitrios G. Thermiotis |  Greece |
4,271 | SC-63 | Sunk |
| 18 January 1942 | U-552 | Frances Salman |  United States |
2,609 | Sunk | |
| 21 January 1942 | U-754 | Belize | Norway |
2,153 | Sunk | |
| 21 January 1942 | U-203 | North Gaspe |  Canada |
888 | Damaged | |
| 22 January 1942 | U-553 | Innerøy | Norway |
8,260 | Sunk | |
| 22 January 1942 | U-333 | Vassilios A. Polemis | Greece |
3,429 | ON 53 | Sunk |
| 22 January 1942 | U-754 | William Hansen | Norway |
1,344 | Sunk | |
| Total: | 57,521 | |||||
U-boats
| U-boat | Commander | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| U-84 | Horst Uphoff[3] | 13 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-86 | Walter Schug[4] | 7 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-87 | Joachim Berger[5] | 6 January 1942 | 17 January 1942 |
| U-135 | Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius[6] | 6 January 1942 | 20 January 1942 |
| U-203 | Rolf Mützelburg[7] | 7 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-333 | Peter-Erich Cremer[8] | 17 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-552 | Erich Topp[9] | 6 January 1942 | 19 January 1942 |
| U-553 | Karl Thurmann[10] | 6 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-582 | Werner Schulte[11] | 15 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-654 | Ludwig Forster[12] | 6 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-701 | Horst Degen[13] | 6 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |
| U-754 | Hans Oestermann[14] | 6 January 1942 | 22 January 1942 |