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Wolfpack Leuthen

Wolfpack Leuthen

Military unit

Leuthen was the given name to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1943 from 15 September 1943 to 24 September 1943[1]

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Service history

Leuthen was formed in September 1943 and was established to renew the attack on the North Atlantic route. Following the defeats of May 1943, and the devastating losses incurred by the U-boat Arm (U-Bootwaffe, UBW) then, Admiral Dönitz had withdrawn from attacks on the North Atlantic route while awaiting tactical and technical improvements. By September 1943 these were ready.

Leuthen operated against convoys ONS 18 and ON 202, which were travelling together; U-boats from Leuthen sank 6 ships of 36,442 GRT and 3 escorts in this battle, but lost 3 boats ( U-229, U-338, and U-341) destroyed, and 3 forced to return with damage, in attacks by aircraft and surface vessels.

Leuthen was disbanded after this assault, at the end of September; of the remaining 15 boats, 3 returned to base and 12 formed the core of a new patrol line, code-named Rossbach.

Raiding History

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U-boats

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The name

The name "Leuthen" was a reference to the battle of Leuthen fought by Frederick the Great during the Seven Years' War.

References

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    "Wolfpack Leuthen". uboat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Horst Hepp". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Hubertus Purkhold". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Paul-Friedrich Otto". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Helmut Bork". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Rudolf Bahr". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Manfred Kinzel". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Dietrich Epp". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Gerhard Kluth". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Erich Mäder". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Fritz Albrecht". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  12. [12]
    "Siegfried von Forstner (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Wolfgang Poeschel". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Joachim Deecke". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Rudolf Baltz". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Horst Rendtel". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Otto Ferro". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Herbert Engel". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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    "Werner Techand". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  20. [20]
    "Helmut Manseck". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  21. [21]
    "Oskar Curio". u-boat.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

Bibliography

  • Showell, Jak P M (2002). U-Boat Warfare: The Evolution of the Wolf-Pack. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2887-7.
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