Country Nazi Germany Size 12 submarines | Branch Kriegsmarine | |
Active 6 January 1942 - 22 January 1942 Notable
commanders Peter-Erich Cremer
Rolf Mützelburg
Erich Topp
Karl Thurmann | ||
Ziethen 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, the second, smaller from 23 March to 29 March 1942.
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It was named after Hans Joachim von Ziethen (1699 - 1786), a German cavalry officer under Frederick the Great
Ziethen 1
The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships 39,900 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further three merchant ships 17,621 GRT.
Ziethen 2
The group had no success and lost one U-boat.
References
Wolfpack Ziethen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA