Wolfpack Zieten


Zieten was the name given to two wolfpacks of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, the first, larger and more successful was from 6 January 1942 to 22 January 1942, the second, smaller from 23 March to 29 March 1942.
It was named after Hans Joachim von Zieten, a German cavalry officer under Frederick the Great

Zieten 1

The group was responsible for sinking eleven merchant ships and damaging a further three merchant ships.

Raiding History

U-boats

Zieten 2

The group had no success and lost one U-boat.

U-boats