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Events on this day

What happened on
22 February?

Commander file

Hans-Georg von Friedeburg
(U-27)

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U-boat of the day

U-652 - 9 patrols
6 ships sunk (14,073 tons)

This Wolfpack operated from 29 Jul 1942 to 3 Aug 1942.

Notes:

U-boats involved with this Wolfpack were:

U-boat	Commander	From	To	Notes	Map
U-43	Hans-Joachim Schwantke	31 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		A
U-71	Hardo Rodler von Roithberg	31 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		B
U-164	Otto Fechner	29 Jul 1942	1 Aug 1942		C
U-210	Rudolf Lemcke	29 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		D
U-217	Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke	30 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		E
U-454	Burckhard Hackländer	30 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		F
U-511	Friedrich Steinhoff	29 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		G
U-552	Erich Topp	30 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		H
U-553	Karl Thurmann	29 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		I
U-588	Victor Vogel	29 Jul 1942	31 Jul 1942	U-boat was lost	J
U-597	Eberhard Bopst	30 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		K
U-607	Ernst Mengersen	30 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		L
U-704	Horst Wilhelm Kessler	31 Jul 1942	3 Aug 1942		M

13 boats.

Daily positions of Wolfpack Pirat

Date	U-boat	Commander		Name of ship	Tons	Nat.	Convoy
3 Aug 1942	U-552	Erich Topp		G.S. Walden (d.)	10,627		br	ON-115
3 Aug 1942	U-552	Erich Topp		Lochkatrine	9,419		br	ON-115
3 Aug 1942	U-553	Karl Thurmann		Belgian Soldier (d.)	7,167		be	ON-115
	27,213
1 ship sunk (9,419 tons) and 2 ships damaged (17,794 tons). Legend We have a picture of this vessel. (d.) means the ship was damaged.

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