Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
The first wolfpack comprised 11 U-boats and operated from 12 September 1942 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz[2] | 15 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer[3] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen[4] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas[5] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler[6] | 12 September 1942 | 14 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem[7] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen[8] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky[9] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi[10] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg[11] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 | ||
| Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld[12] | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
Pfeil 1 was responsible for the sinking of 0 ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
The first wolfpack comprised 13 U-boats and operated from 1 February 1943 to 9 February 1943. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.[13]
| U-boat | Commander | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann[14] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt[15] | 3 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich[16] | 1 February 1943 | 4 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke[17] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen[18] | 4 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert[19] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 | ||
| Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner[20] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel[21] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer[22] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf[23] | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm[24] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier[25] | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 | ||
| Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff[26] | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT) plus 1 ship damaged (9,272 GRT) in the Atlantic Ocean.