title: Wolfpack Pfeil
text: # Wolfpack Pfeil
  
  Pfeil ("Arrow") was the name given to two separate U-boat "wolfpacks" of Nazi Germany during World War II.
  
  ## Pfeil 1 (Sep 1942)
  
  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.
  
  ### U-boats involved
  
  | U-boat | Commander | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | U-216 | Kapitänleutnant Karl-Otto Schultz | 15 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-221 | Kapitänleutnant Hans-Hartwig Trojer | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-258 | Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm von Mässenhausen | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-356 | Kapitänleutnant Georg Wallas | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-440 | Kapitänleutnant Hans Geissler | 12 September 1942 | 14 September 1942 |
  | U-595 | Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Quaet-Faslem | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-607 | Kapitänleutnant Ernst Mengersen | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-615 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Kapitzky | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-617 | Kapitänleutnant Albrecht Brandi | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-618 | Oberleutnant zur See Kurt Baberg | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  | U-661 | Oberleutnant zur See Erich Lilienfeld | 12 September 1942 | 22 September 1942 |
  
  ### Raiding Success
  
  Pfeil 1 was responsible for the sinking of 0 ships in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  ## Pfeil 2 (Feb 1943)
  
  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.
  
  ### U-boats involved
  
  | U-boat | Commander | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | U-89 | Korvettenkapitän Dietrich Lohmann | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-135 | Oberleutnant zur See Heinz Schütt | 3 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
  | U-187 | Kapitänleutnant Ralph Münnich | 1 February 1943 | 4 February 1943 |
  | U-262 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Franke | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
  | U-266 | Kapitänleutnant Ralf von Jessen | 4 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-267 | Kapitänleutnant Otto Tinschert | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
  | U-402 | Korvettenkapitän Siegfried von Forstner | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
  | U-413 | Kapitänleutnant Gustav Poel | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-454 | Kapitänleutnant Burckhard Hackländer | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-465 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Wolf | 1 February 1943 | 8 February 1943 |
  | U-594 | Kapitänleutnant Friedrich Mumm | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-608 | Kapitänleutnant Rolf Struckmeier | 1 February 1943 | 9 February 1943 |
  | U-609 | Kapitänleutnant Klaus Rudloff | 1 February 1943 | 7 February 1943 |
  
  ### Raiding Success
  
  Pfeil 2 was responsible for the sinking of 11 ships (54,326 GRT) plus 1 ship damaged (9,272 GRT) in the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  