Brandenburg was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the World War II Battle of the Atlantic in 1941 from 15 September 1941 to 2 October 1941

Brandenburg The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships () and 1 warship (925 tons).

Raiding history

Date U-boat Name of ship Nationality Tons Convoy Fate15 September 1941Empire Eland5,613ON 14Sunk15 September 1941Newbury5,102ON 14Sunk15 September 1941Pegasus5,762ON 14Sunk19 September 1941Baron Pentland3,410SC 42Sunk19 September 1941925SC 44Sunk20 September 1941Barbro6,325SC 44Sunk20 September 1941Empire Burton6,966SC 44Sunk20 September 1941Pink Star4,150SC 44Sunk20 September 1941T. J. Williams8,212SC 44Sunk22 September 1941Erna III1,590ON 16Sunk2 October 1941Empire Wave7,463ON 19Sunk

U-boats U-boat Commander From ToWilhelm Zahn15 September 194124 September 1941Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat15 September 194120 September 1941Otto Ites15 September 194129 September 1941Heinz-Joachim Neumann15 September 19411 October 1941Paul-Karl Loeser15 September 194124 September 1941Wilhelm Dommes15 September 19411 October 1941Erich Topp15 September 194126 September 1941Horst Hamm15 September 19412 October 1941Reinhard Suhren16 September 194119 September 1941Heinz Hirsacker15 September 19411 October 1941Günther Heydemann15 September 194126 September 1941

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