Military unit
Veilchen (Violet) was a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic from 20 October 1942 to 7 November 1942.[ 1]
Service
The group was responsible for sinking eight merchant ships 43,935 gross register tons (GRT) and damaging a further two merchant ships 12,955 gross register tons (GRT).
Raiding History
Date
U-boat
Name of ship
Nationality
Tons
Convoy
Fate
2 November 1942
U-402
Dalcroy
United Kingdom
4,558
SC 107
Sunk
2 November 1942
U-402
Empire Antelope
United Kingdom
4,945
SC 107
Sunk
2 November 1942
U-402
Empire Leopard
United Kingdom
5,676
SC 107
Sunk
2 November 1942
U-402
Empire Sunrise
United Kingdom
7,459
SC 107
Damaged
2 November 1942
U-84
Empire Sunrise
United Kingdom
7,459
SC 107
Sunk
2 November 1942
U-438
Hartington
United Kingdom
5,496
SC 107
Damaged
2 November 1942
U-402
Rinos
Greece
4,649
SC 107
Sunk
3 November 1942
U-89
Jeypore
United Kingdom
5,318
SC 107
Sunk
4 November 1942
U-89
Daleby
United Kingdom
4,640
SC 107
Sunk
4 November 1942
U-442
Hatimura
United Kingdom
6,690
SC 107
Sunk
Total:
56,890
U-boats
U-boat
Commander
From
To
U-71
Hardo Rodler von Roithberg[ 2]
20 October 1942
7 November 1942
U-84
Horst Uphoff[ 3]
20 October 1942
5 November 1942
U-89
Dietrich Lohmann[ 4]
20 October 1942
5 November 1942
U-132
Ernst Vogelsang[ 5]
20 October 1942
3 November 1942
U-381
Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg[ 6]
20 October 1942
5 November 1942
U-402
Siegfried von Forstner [ 7]
20 October 1942
5 November 1942
U-437
Werner-Karl Schulz[ 8]
27 October 1942
4 November 1942
U-438
Rudolf Franzius[ 9]
20 October 1942
5 November 1942
U-442
Hans-Joachim Hesse[ 10]
27 October 1942
4 November 1942
U-454
Burckhard Hackländer[ 11]
20 October 1942
7 November 1942
U-571
Helmut Möhlmann [ 12]
20 October 1942
7 November 1942
U-658
Hans Senkel[ 13]
20 October 1942
30 October 1942
U-704
Horst Wilhelm Kessler[ 14]
20 October 1942
7 November 1942
Bibliography
Edwards, Bernard (1996). Dönitz and the Wolf Packs - The U-boats at War . Cassell Military Classics. p. 144. ISBN 0-304-35203-9 .
References
Notes
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"Wolfpack Veilchen - Wolfpacks - U-boat Operations - uboat.net" . uboat.net. Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hardo Rodler von Roithberg" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Uphoff" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Dietrich Lohmann" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ernst Vogelsang" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf Pückler und Limpurg" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner (Knight's Cross)" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Werner-Karl Schulz" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Rudolf Franzius" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans-Joachim Hesse" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Burckhard Hackländer" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Helmut Möhlmann (Knight's Cross)" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Hans Senkel" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .
^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Horst Wilhelm Kessler" . German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net . Retrieved 10 November 2014 .