Wolfpack Lohs

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Lohs was a "wolfpack" of German U-boats that operated from August 1 to September 22, 1942 in World War II. This pack patrolled both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, preying on merchant vessels coming to Europe from the Americas.^[1]

U-boats involved

The U-boats that made up Wolfpack Lohs included:^{[citation needed]}

U-135
U-176
U-216
U-256
U-259
U-373
U-410
U-432
U-438
U-462
U-569
U-593
U-596
U-599
U-605
U-660
U-705
U-755

Raiding career

Lohs was responsible for the sinking of eight ships in the Atlantic Ocean.^{[citation needed]}

Date	U-boat	Ship	Nationality	Tonnage	Fate
15 August 1942	U-705	Balladier	United States	3,279	Sunk
16 August 1942	U-596	Suecia	Sweden	4,966	Sunk
25 August 1942	U-176	Empire Breeze	United Kingdom	7,457	Sunk
25 August 1942	U-605	Katvaldis	United Kingdom	3,163	Sunk
25 August 1942	U-605	Sheaf Mount	United Kingdom	5,017	Sunk
25 August 1942	U-438	Trolla	Norway	1,598	Sunk
9 September 1942	U-755	USS Muskeget	United States Navy	1,827	Sunk
20 September 1942	U-596	Empire Hartebeeste	United Kingdom	5,676	Sunk

References

Notes

^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Lohs". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 15 February 2010.

U-boats

U-boat lists

Commanders

Wolfpacks

List of wolfpacks of World War II
Blücher
Borkum
Delphin II
Dränger
Eisbär
Eisteufel
Endrass
Hai
Hartmann
Hecht
Kiebitz
Kreuzotter
Leuthen
Lohs
Pfadfinder
Pfeil
Prien
Raubgraf
Rösing
Rossbach
Schill
Schlieffen
Seewolf
Steinbrinck
Siegfried
Streitaxt
Tümmler
Vorwärts
Weddigen
West
Wolf

Major engagements

U-boat flotillas

World War I	I II III IV Flanders Kurland Pola Constantinople
World War II	Regions 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