Wolfpack Ungestüm Explained

Unit Name:	Wolfpack Ungestüm
Dates:	11 December 1942 - 30 December 1942
Branch:	Kriegsmarine
Size:	13 submarines
Notable Commanders:	Siegfried Strelow

Ungestüm (Vehemence) was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 11 December 1942 to 30 December 1942.^[1]

Ungestüm

The group was responsible for sinking nine merchant ships and damaging one merchant ship .

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	GRT	Nationality	Convoy	Fate
21 December 1942		Montreal City	3,066	United Kingdom	ON-152	Sunk
28 December 1942		Norse King	5,701	Norway	ONS-154	Damaged
29 December 1942		Empire Shackleton	7,068	United Kingdom	ONS-154	Sunk
29 December 1942		Lynton Grange	5,029	United Kingdom	ONS-154	Sunk
29 December 1942		Norse King	5,701	Norway	ONS-154	Sunk
29 December 1942		President Francqui	4,919	Belgium	ONS-154	Sunk
29 December 1942		Zarian	4,871	United Kingdom	ONS-154	Sunk
30 December 1942			2,456		ONS-154	Sunk
30 December 1942		HMS LCV-752	10		ONS-154	Sunk while being transported
30 December 1942		HMS LCV-754	10		ONS-154	Sunk while being transported
38,831

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
	Hans Hunger^[2]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942
	Paul-Karl Loeser^[3]	15 December 1942	26 December 1942
	Siegfried Strelow^[4]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942
	Heinz-Konrad Fenn^[5]	15 December 1942	25 December 1942
	Hans-Martin Scheibe^[6]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942
	Walter von Steinaecker^[7]	11 December 1942	23 December 1942
	Hans-Peter Hinsch^[8]	11 December 1942	22 December 1942
	Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche^[9]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942
	Horst Höltring^[10]	11 December 1942	22 December 1942
	Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen^[11]	11 December 1942	13 December 1942
	Ralph Kapitzky^[12]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942
	Hermann Schröder^[13]	11 December 1942	13 December 1942
	Heinrich Hasenschar^[14]	11 December 1942	30 December 1942

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Book: Edwards , Bernard . Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War . 1996 . 134, 136, 139 . 0-304-35203-9 . Cassell Military Classics . .
• Book: Blair , Clay . Hitler's U-Boat War: The Hunted 1942-45 . 1997 . Hachette UK . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wolfpack Ungestüm . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
2. Web site: Hans Hunger . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
3. Web site: Paul-Karl Loeser . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
4. Web site: Siegfried Strelow (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
5. Web site: Heinz-Konrad Fenn . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
6. Web site: Hans-Martin Scheibe . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
7. Web site: Walter von Steinaecker . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
8. Web site: Hans-Peter Hinsch . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
9. Web site: Hans-Jürgen Zetzsche . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
10. Web site: Horst Höltring . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
11. Web site: Walter Freiherr von Freyberg-Eisenberg-Allmendingen . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
12. Web site: Ralph Kapitzky . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
13. Web site: Hermann Schröder . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.
14. Web site: Heinrich Hasenschar . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 22 November 2014.