Wolfpack Kreuzotter

Wolf pack Kreuzotter (Common Viper) was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic.^[1]

Composition

It comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 8 Nov 1942 to 24 Nov 1942. They sank 5 merchant ships, for a total of 37,367 gross register tons (GRT), and one Royal Norwegian Navy corvette.

U-boats, Commanders and Dates

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Vessel Attacked	Flag	Notes
U-84	Horst Uphoff	9 Nov 1942	19 Nov 1942
U-184	Günther Dangschat	15 Nov 1942	21 Nov 1942	Widestone	United Kingdom	Convoy ON 144: Sunk 17 Nov, then U-184 lost with all hands 21 Nov
U-224	Hans-Karl Kosbadt	8 Nov 1942	18 Nov 1942	Buchanan	Panama	Sunk 12 Nov
U-262	Heinz Franke	15 Nov 1942	22 Nov 1942	HNoMS Montbretia (K208)	Royal Norwegian Navy	Convoy ON 144 Sunk 18 Nov
U-264	Hartwig Looks	15 Nov 1942	20 Nov 1942	Mount Taurus	Greece	Convoy ON 144 Sunk 17 Nov
U-383	Horst Kremser	8 Nov 1942	18 Nov 1942
U-454	Burckhard Hackländer	9 Nov 1942	18 Nov 1942
U-521	Klaus Bargsten	8 Nov 1942	21 Nov 1942
U-522	Herbert Schneider	8 Nov 1942	22 Nov 1942	Yaka	United States	Convoy ON 144 Sunk 18 Nov
U-606	Hans-Heinrich Döhler	8 Nov 1942	24 Nov 1942
U-611	Nikolaus von Jacobs	17 Nov 1942	22 Nov 1942
U-624	Ulrich Graf von Soden-Fraunhofen	8 Nov 1942	24 Nov 1942	Parismina	United States	Convoy ON 144 Sunk 18 Nov
				President Sergent	United Kingdom	Convoy ON 144 Sunk 18 Nov
				Yaka	United States	Convoy ON 144 Damaged 18 Nov
U-753	Alfred Manhardt von Mannstein	8 Nov 1942	24 Nov 1942

References

1. "Wolfpack Kreuzotter - Wolfpacks - U-boat Operations - uboat.net". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 6 Nov 2013.