Wolfpack Delphin II

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Wolf pack Delphin II

Active| 26 December 1942 - 14 February 1943
Country|  Germany
Branch| Kriegsmarine
Size| 17 submarines
Commanders
Notable
commanders| Joachim Berger
Ulrich Folkers
Harald Gelhaus
Günther Heydemann
Günther Krech
Helmut Möhlmann
Günther Seibicke,

Military unit

Delphin II (Dolphin) was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, from 26 December 1942 to 14 February 1943.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships and damaging one ship; 2 of the pack's U-boats were sunk.

## Raiding history

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Date  | U-boat  | Commander  | Name of ship  | Nationality  | Tons  | Convoy  | Fate

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8 January 1943  | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | Albert L. Ellsworth |  Norway | 8,309  | TM-1 | Sunk
8 January 1943  | U-436 | Günther Seibicke | Oltenia II |  United Kingdom | 6,394  | TM-1 | Sunk
9 January 1943  | U-522 | Herbert Schneider | Minister Wedel |  Norway | 6,833  | TM-1 | Sunk
9 January 1943  | U-522 | Herbert Schneider | Norvik |  Panama | 10,034  | TM-1 | Sunk
9 January 1943  | U-442 | Hans-Joachim Hesse  | Empire Lytton |  United Kingdom | 9,807  | TM-1 | Sunk
9 January 1943  | U-511 | Fritz Schneewind  | William Wilberforce |  United Kingdom | 5,004  |  | Sunk
11 January 1943  | U-522 | Herbert Schneider | British Dominion |  United Kingdom | 6,983  | TM-1 | Damaged
11 January 1943  | U-620 | Heinz Stein  | British Dominion |  United Kingdom | 6,983  | TM-1 | Sunk
25 January 1943  | U-575 | Günther Heydemann | City of Flint |  United States | 4,963  | UGS-4  | Sunk
27 January 1943  | U-442 | Hans-Joachim Hesse  | Julia Ward Howe |  United States | 7,176  | UGS-4  | Sunk
27 January 1943  | U-514 | Hans-Jürgen Auffermann  | Charles C. Pinckney |  United States | 7,177  | UGS-4  | Sunk

## U-boats involved

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U-boat  | Commander  | From  | To  | Comment

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U-87 | Kapitänleutnant Joachim Berger[6] | 20 January 1943  | 9 February 1943  |
U-107 | Kapitänleutnant Harald Gelhaus[7] | 11 February 1943  | 14 February 1943  |
U-125 | Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Folkers[8] | 5 January 1943  | 13 February 1943  |
U-202 | Kapitänleutnant Günter Poser[9] | 20 January 1943  | 9 February 1943  |
U-258 | Oberleutnant zur See Leopold Koch[10] | 23 January 1943  | 9 February 1943  |
U-268 | Kapitänleutnant Hartwig Looks[11] | 23 January 1943  | 9 February 1943  |
U-381 | Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg[12] | 26 December 1942  | 14 February 1943  |
U-436 | Korvettenkapitän Günther Seibicke[13] | 26 December 1942  | 12 February 1943  |
U-442 | Fregattenkapitän Hans-Joachim Hesse[14] | 26 December 1942  | 12 February 1943  | U-boat was sunk
U-463 | Korvettenkapitän Leo Wolfbauer[15] | 11 January 1943  | 14 January 1943  |
U-511 | Kapitänleutnant Fritz Schneewind[16] | 3 January 1943  | 14 February 1943  |
U-514 | Kapitänleutnant Hans-Jürgen Auffermann[17] | 5 January 1943  | 9 February 1943  |
U-522 | Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider[18] | 3 January 1943  | 14 February 1943  |
U-558 | Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech[19] | 24 January 1943  | 14 February 1943  |
U-571 | Korvettenkapitän Helmut Möhlmann[20] | 26 December 1942  | 19 January 1943  |
U-575 | Kapitänleutnant Günther Heydemann[21] | 26 December 1942  | 14 February 1943  |
U-620 | Kapitänleutnant Heinz Stein[22] | 26 December 1942  | 13 February 1943  | U-boat was sunk

## References

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1. ^ "Wolfpack Delphin II". uboat.net. Retrieved 18 Feb 2020.
2. ^ "Delphin (ii)". Codenames.info. Retrieved 18 Feb 2020.
3. ^ Bertke, Donald A.; Kindell, Don; Smith, Gordon (2015). World War II Sea War:Volume 8 Guadalcanal Secured. Bertke Publications. ISBN 978-1-937470-13-5.
4. ^ Edwards, Bernard (2004). Twilight of the U-Boats. CPI UK. ISBN 1-84415-035-6.
5. ^ Mallmann Showell, Jak (1973). U-Boats Under the Swastika. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-0379-3.
6. ^ "Joachim Berger". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
7. ^ "Harald Gelhaus". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
8. ^ "Ulrich Folkers". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
9. ^ "Günter Poser". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
10. ^ "Leopold Koch". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
11. ^ "Hartwig Looks". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
12. ^ "Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
13. ^ "Günther Seibicke". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
14. ^ "Hans-Joachim Hesse". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
15. ^ "Leo Wolfbauer". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
16. ^ "Fritz Schneewind". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
17. ^ "Hans-Jürgen Auffermann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
18. ^ "Herbert Schneider". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
19. ^ "Günther Krech". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
20. ^ "Helmut Möhlmann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
21. ^ "Günther Heydemann". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
22. ^ "Heinz Stein". u-boat.net. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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