Wolfpack Zieten Explained

Unit Name:	Wolfpack Zieten 1
Dates:	6 January 1942 - 22 January 1942
Branch:	Kriegsmarine
Size:	12 submarines
Notable Commanders:	Peter-Erich Cremer Rolf Mützelburg Erich Topp Karl Thurmann

Unit Name:	Wolfpack Ziethen 2
Dates:	23–29 March 1942
Branch:	Kriegsmarine
Size:	4 submarines

Zieten was the name given to two wolfpacks of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, the first, larger and more successful was from 6 January 1942 to 22 January 1942,^[1] the second, smaller from 23 March to 29 March 1942.^[2]

It was named after Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699 - 1786), a German cavalry officer under Frederick the Great

Zieten 1

The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships and damaging a further three merchant ships .

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Nationality	GRT	Convoy	Fate
6 January 1942		Baron Erskine	United Kingdom	3,657	SC-62	Sunk
15 January 1942		Catalina	Portugal	632		Sunk
15 January 1942		Dayrose	United Kingdom	4,113		Sunk
15 January 1942		Diala	United Kingdom	8,106	ON-52	Damaged
16 January 1942		Toorak	United Kingdom	8,627	ON-52	Damaged
17 January 1942		Nyholt	Norway	8,087	ON-52	Sunk
17 January 1942		Octavian	Norway	1,345		Sunk
18 January 1942		Dimitrios G. Thermiotis	Greece	4,271	SC-63	Sunk
18 January 1942		Frances Salman	United States	2,609		Sunk
21 January 1942		Belize	Norway	2,153		Sunk
21 January 1942		North Gaspe	Canada	888		Damaged
22 January 1942		Innerøy	Norway	8,260		Sunk
22 January 1942		Vassilios A. Polemis	Greece	3,429	ON-53	Sunk
22 January 1942		William Hansen	Norway	1,344		Sunk
Total:	57,521

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
	Horst Uphoff^[3]	13 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Walter Schug^[4]	7 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Joachim Berger^[5]	6 January 1942	17 January 1942
	Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius^[6]	6 January 1942	20 January 1942
	Rolf Mützelburg^[7]	7 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Peter-Erich Cremer^[8]	17 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Erich Topp^[9]	6 January 1942	19 January 1942
	Karl Thurmann^[10]	6 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Werner Schulte^[11]	15 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Ludwig Forster^[12]	6 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Horst Degen^[13]	6 January 1942	22 January 1942
	Hans Oestermann^[14]	6 January 1942	22 January 1942

Zieten 2

The group had no success and lost one U-boat.

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
	Heinrich Brodda^[15]	23 March 1942	29 March 1942
	Friedrich-Karl Marks^[16]	23 March 1942	29 March 1942
	Alfred Hoschatt^[17]	23 March 1942	29 March 1942
	Adolf Dumrese^[18]	23 March 1942	24 March 1942

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Book: Hadley , Michael L . U-Boats Against Canada: German Submarines in Canadian Waters . 1985 . 0-7735-0584-9 . 56 . McGill-Queen’s University Press . .
• Book: Newpower , Anthony . Iron Men and Tin Fish: The Race to Build a Better Torpedo During World War II . 2006 . 0-275-99032-X . 80 . Greenwood Publishing Group . .
• Book: Edwards , Bernard . Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War . 1996 . 0-304-35203-9 . 117, 119, 123–125 . Cassell Military Classics . English . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wolfpack Ziethen 1 . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
2. Web site: Wolfpack Ziethen 2 . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
3. Web site: Horst Uphoff . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
4. Web site: Walter Schug . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
5. Web site: Joachim Berger . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
6. Web site: Friedrich-Hermann Praetorius . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
7. Web site: Rolf Mützelburg (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
8. Web site: Peter-Erich Cremer (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
9. Web site: Erich Topp (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
10. Web site: Karl Thurmann (Knight's Cross) . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
11. Web site: Werner Schulte . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
12. Web site: Ludwig Forster . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
13. Web site: Horst Degen . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
14. Web site: Hans Oestermann . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
15. Web site: Heinrich Brodda . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
16. Web site: Friedrich-Karl Marks . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
17. Web site: Alfred Hoschatt . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.
18. Web site: Adolf Dumrese . Helgason . Guðmundur . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . 17 November 2014.