Active 8 May - 20 June 1941 | Size 23 submarines | |
Engagements Convoy OB 317Convoy OB 318Convoy OB 322Convoy OB 327Convoy OB 328Convoy OB 329Convoy OB 330Convoy SC 30Convoy HX 126Convoy HX 128 Notablecommanders Gerhard BigalkEngelbert EndrassRobert GysaeEitel-Friedrich KentratWilhelm KleinschmidtClaus KorthHerbert KuppischFritz-Julius LempWolfgang LüthErnst MengersenAdalbert SchneeKlaus ScholtzHeinrich SchonderHerbert SchultzeRobert GysaeKarl ThurmannHelmut RosenbaumHerbert WohlfarthRobert-Richard Zapp | ||
West was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 8 May 1941 to 20 June 1941.
This wolfpack was responsible for sinking 33 ships (191,414 gross register tons (GRT)) and damaging a further four ships (33,448 GRT), making it one of the most successful wolfpacks of World War II.
U-Boats
Of the 23 U-boat commanders, 19 were either, or went on to become, recipients of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross.
References
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