Wolfpack Breslau

Wolf pack Breslau
Active	2 October 1941 - 29 October 1941
Country	Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Size	6 submarines
Commanders
Notable commanders	Klaus Bargsten Hans-Werner Kraus Reinhard Suhren

Breslau was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1943 from 2 October 1941 to 29 October 1941.^[1]

Breslau

The group was responsible for sinking 7 merchant ships (21,578 gross register tons (GRT)), 2 warships (2,795 tons) and 1 warship damaged (6,746 tons).

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy	Fate
12 October 1941	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Corte Real	Portugal	2,044		Sunk
14 October 1941	U-204	Walter Kell	Aingeru Guardakoa	Spain	97		Sunk
14 October 1941	U-206	Herbert Opitz	HMS Fleur de Lys	Royal Navy	925	OG-75	Sunk
19 October 1941	U-206	Herbert Opitz	Baron Kelvin	United Kingdom	3,081		Sunk
19 October 1941	U-204	Walter Kell	Inverlee	United Kingdom	9,158		Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Alhama	United Kingdom	1,352	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Ariosto	United Kingdom	2,176	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Carsbreck	United Kingdom	3,670	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-563	Klaus Bargsten	HMS Cossack	Royal Navy	1,870	HG-75	Sunk
26 October 1941	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	HMS Ariguani	Royal Navy	6,746	HG-75	Damaged

U-boats

U-boat	Commander	From	To
U-71	Walter Flachsenberg^[2]	2 October 1941	29 October 1941
U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus^[3]	2 October 1941	29 October 1941
U-204	Walter Kell^[4]	5 October 1941	19 October 1941
U-206	Herbert Opitz^[5]	2 October 1941	23 October 1941
U-563	Klaus Bargsten^[6]	4 October 1941	29 October 1941
U-564	Reinhard Suhren^[7]	2 October 1941	29 October 1941

References

↑ "Wolfpack Breslau". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Walter Flachsenberg". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Hans-Werner Kraus (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Walter Kell". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Herbert Opitz". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Klaus Bargsten (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Reinhard Suhren (Knight’s Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

Major engagements

World War I	I II III IV Flanders Kurland Pola Constantinople

World War II	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.

Capital ships sunk

World War I	HMS Britannia HMS Cornwallis French battleship Danton HMS Formidable Gaulois Russian battleship Peresvet HMS Majestic Italian battleship Regina Margherita HMS Russell French battleship Suffren HMS Triumph

World War II	HMS Ark Royal HMS Barham HMS Courageous HMS Eagle HMS Royal Oak

Technology

Concepts

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