Wolfpack Eisteufel

Eisteufel (Ice Devil) was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 21 June 1942 to 12 July 1942.
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Wolfpack Eisteufel
Active	21 June 1942 - 12 July 1942
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Size	10 submarines
Engagements	Convoy PQ 17
Commanders
Notable commanders	Reinhart Reche Max-Martin Teichert Heinrich Timm

Service

The group was responsible for sinking 13 merchant ships totalling 83,019 gross register tons (GRT).

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Name of ship	Nationality	Tons	Convoy
4 July 1942	U-457	Christopher Newport	United States	7,191	PQ 17
4 July 1942	U-334	William Hooper	United States	7,177	PQ 17
5 July 1942	U-88	Carlton	United States	5,127	PQ 17
5 July 1942	U-88	Daniel Morgan	United States	7,177	PQ 17
5 July 1942	U-334	Earlston	United Kingdom	7,195	PQ 17
5 July 1942	U-456	Honomu	United States	6,977	PQ 17
6 July 1942	U-255	John Witherspoon	United States	7,191	PQ 17
7 July 1942	U-255	Alcoa Ranger	United States	5,116	PQ 17
7 July 1942	U-457	RFA Aldersdale	Royal Fleet Auxiliary	8,402	PQ 17
7 July 1942	U-355	Hartlebury	United Kingdom	5,082	PQ 17
8 July 1942	U-255	Olopana	United States	6,069	PQ 17
10 July 1942	U-251	El Capitan	Panama	5,255	PQ 17
10 July 1942	U-376	Hoosier	United States	5,060	PQ 17

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
U-88	Heino Bohmann[2]	21 June 1942	11 July 1942
U-251	Heinrich Timm[3]	21 June 1942	12 July 1942
U-255	Reinhart Reche[4]	1 July 1942	12 July 1942
U-334	Hilmar Siemon[5]	21 June 1942	5 July 1942
U-355	Günter La Baume[6]	21 June 1942	9 July 1942
U-376	Friedrich-Karl Marks[7]	1 July 1942 6 July 1942	4 July 1942 12 July 1942
U-408	Reinhard von Hymmen[8]	21 June 1942	10 July 1942
U-456	Max-Martin Teichert [9]	27 June 1942	5 July 1942
U-457	Karl Brandenburg[10]	30 June 1942	12 July 1942
U-657	Heinrich Göllnitz[11]	21 June 1942	8 July 1942

References

1. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wolfpack Eisteufel". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
2. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heino Bohmann". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Timm (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
4. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Reinhart Reche (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
5. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hilmar Siemon". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
6. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Günter La Baume". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
7. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Friedrich-Karl Marks". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
8. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Reinhard von Hymmen". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
9. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Max-Martin Teichert (Knight's Cross)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
10. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Karl Brandenburg". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
11. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Heinrich Göllnitz". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 29 October 2014.