Wolfpack Veilchen Explained

Unit Name:	Wolfpack Veilchen
Dates:	20 October 1942 - 7 November 1942
Branch:	Kriegsmarine
Size:	13 submarines
Battles:	Convoy SC 107
Notable Commanders:	Siegfried von Forstner Helmut Möhlmann

Veilchen (Violet) was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 20 October 1942 to 7 November 1942.^[1]

Service

The group was responsible for sinking eight merchant ships and damaging a further two merchant ships .

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Nationality	Tons	Convoy	Fate
2 November 1942		Dalcroy	United Kingdom	4,558	SC 107	Sunk
2 November 1942		Empire Antelope	United Kingdom	4,945	SC 107	Sunk
2 November 1942		Empire Leopard	United Kingdom	5,676	SC 107	Sunk
2 November 1942		Empire Sunrise	United Kingdom	7,459	SC 107	Damaged
2 November 1942		Empire Sunrise	United Kingdom	7,459	SC 107	Sunk
2 November 1942		Hartington	United Kingdom	5,496	SC 107	Damaged
2 November 1942		Rinos	Greece	4,649	SC 107	Sunk
3 November 1942		Jeypore	United Kingdom	5,318	SC 107	Sunk
4 November 1942		Daleby	United Kingdom	4,640	SC 107	Sunk
4 November 1942		Hatimura	United Kingdom	6,690	SC 107	Sunk
Total:	56,890

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
	Hardo Rodler von Roithberg^[2]	20 October 1942	7 November 1942
	Horst Uphoff^[3]	20 October 1942	5 November 1942
	Dietrich Lohmann^[4]	20 October 1942	5 November 1942
	Ernst Vogelsang^[5]	20 October 1942	3 November 1942
	Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg^[6]	20 October 1942	5 November 1942
	Siegfried von Forstner^[7]	20 October 1942	5 November 1942
	Werner-Karl Schulz^[8]	27 October 1942	4 November 1942
	Rudolf Franzius^[9]	20 October 1942	5 November 1942
	Hans-Joachim Hesse^[10]	27 October 1942	4 November 1942
	Burckhard Hackländer^[11]	20 October 1942	7 November 1942
	Helmut Möhlmann^[12]	20 October 1942	7 November 1942
	Hans Senkel^[13]	20 October 1942	30 October 1942
	Horst Wilhelm Kessler^[14]	20 October 1942	7 November 1942

Bibliography

• Book: Edwards , Bernard . Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War . 1996 . 0-304-35203-9 . 144 . Cassell Military Classics . .

References

Notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wolfpack Veilchen - Wolfpacks - U-boat Operations - uboat.net . uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
2. Web site: Hardo Rodler von Roithberg . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
3. Web site: Horst Uphoff . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
4. Web site: Dietrich Lohmann . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
5. Web site: Ernst Vogelsang . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
6. Web site: Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
7. Web site: Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
8. Web site: Werner-Karl Schulz . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
9. Web site: Rudolf Franzius . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
10. Web site: Hans-Joachim Hesse . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
11. Web site: Burckhard Hackländer . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
12. Web site: Helmut Möhlmann (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
13. Web site: Hans Senkel . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.
14. Web site: Horst Wilhelm Kessler . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 10 November 2014.