Delphin II (Dolphin) was the name given to a wolfpack of German U-boats that operated during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II, from 26 December 1942 to 14 February 1943.
The group was responsible for sinking 10 merchant ships and damaging one ship; 2 of the pack's U-boats were sunk.
Raiding history
Date U-boat Commander Name of ship Nationality Tons Convoy Fate8 January 1943Günther SeibickeAlbert L. Ellsworth8,309TM-1Sunk8 January 1943Günther SeibickeOltenia II6,394TM-1Sunk9 January 1943Herbert SchneiderMinister Wedel6,833TM-1Sunk9 January 1943Herbert SchneiderNorvik10,034TM-1Sunk9 January 1943Hans-Joachim HesseEmpire Lytton9,807TM-1Sunk9 January 1943Fritz SchneewindWilliam Wilberforce5,004Sunk11 January 1943Herbert SchneiderBritish Dominion6,983TM-1Damaged11 January 1943Heinz SteinBritish Dominion6,983TM-1Sunk25 January 1943Günther Heydemann4,963UGS-4Sunk27 January 1943Hans-Joachim HesseJulia Ward Howe7,176UGS-4Sunk27 January 1943Hans-Jürgen AuffermannCharles C. Pinckney7,177UGS-4Sunk
U-boats involved U-boat Commander From To CommentKapitänleutnant Joachim Berger20 January 19439 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Harald Gelhaus11 February 194314 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Ulrich Folkers5 January 194313 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Günter Poser20 January 19439 February 1943Oberleutnant zur See Leopold Koch23 January 19439 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Hartwig Looks23 January 19439 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Wilhelm-Heinrich Graf von Pückler und Limpurg26 December 194214 February 1943Korvettenkapitän Günther Seibicke26 December 194212 February 1943Fregattenkapitän Hans-Joachim Hesse26 December 194212 February 1943U-boat was sunkKorvettenkapitän Leo Wolfbauer11 January 194314 January 1943Kapitänleutnant Fritz Schneewind3 January 194314 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Hans-Jürgen Auffermann5 January 19439 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schneider3 January 194314 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Günther Krech24 January 194314 February 1943Korvettenkapitän Helmut Möhlmann26 December 194219 January 1943Kapitänleutnant Günther Heydemann26 December 194214 February 1943Kapitänleutnant Heinz Stein26 December 194213 February 1943U-boat was sunk
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