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Wolf pack Breslau
Active	2 October 1941 - 29 October 1941
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Size	6 submarines
Commanders
Notable commanders	Klaus Bargsten Hans-Werner Kraus Reinhard Suhren

Breslau was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1943 from 2 October 1941 to 29 October 1941.

Breslau

The group was responsible for sinking 7 merchant ships (21,578 gross register tons (GRT)), 2 warships (2,795 tons) and 1 warship damaged (6,746 tons).

Raiding History

Date	U-boat	Commander	Name of ship	Nationality	Tons	Convoy	Fate
12 October 1941	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	Corte Real	Portugal	2,044		Sunk
14 October 1941	U-204	Walter Kell	Aingeru Guardakoa	Spain	97		Sunk
14 October 1941	U-206	Herbert Opitz	HMS Fleur de Lys	Royal Navy	925	OG-75	Sunk
19 October 1941	U-206	Herbert Opitz	Baron Kelvin	United Kingdom	3,081		Sunk
19 October 1941	U-204	Walter Kell	Inverlee	United Kingdom	9,158		Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Alhama	United Kingdom	1,352	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Ariosto	United Kingdom	2,176	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-564	Reinhard Suhren	Carsbreck	United Kingdom	3,670	HG-75	Sunk
24 October 1941	U-563	Klaus Bargsten	HMS Cossack	Royal Navy	1,870	HG-75	Sunk
26 October 1941	U-83	Hans-Werner Kraus	HMS Ariguani	Royal Navy	6,746	HG-75	Damaged

U-boats

References

1. "Wolfpack Breslau". uboat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. "Walter Flachsenberg". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
3. "Hans-Werner Kraus (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
4. "Walter Kell". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
5. "Herbert Opitz". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
6. "Klaus Bargsten (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
7. "Reinhard Suhren (Knight's Cross)". u-boat.net. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

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