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''Weddigen'' was a wolf pack of German U-boats that operated during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. ==Service history== ''Weddigen'' was formed in November 1943 off the coast of Portugal, to intercept convoys sailing to and from Gibraltar, Mediterranean and South Atlantic. It was composed of U-boats from the disbanded patrol group ''Schill'', with reinforcements from the North Atlantic and from bases in occupied France. ''Weddigen'' originally numbered seventeen U-boats, though two had been destroyed in recent actions, and two others had to withdraw with damage. On 22 November the thirteen U-boats remaining formed a patrol line west of Portugal to await warning of an Allied convoy. On 23 November one of the ''Weddigen'' boats, , fell in with the frigate , of 4th Escort Group accompanying KMS 30 and was destroyed.〔Kemp p159〕 On 25 November also fell in with KMS 30, and was attacked by ''Blackwood'' and , and was destroyed by them.〔Kemp p159〕 On 27 November the ''Weddigen'' boats intercepted convoy SL 140/MKS 31, and attacked it over the next five days, though without success. On 29 November was destroyed by aircraft from the carrier , while on 28th 〔Kemp p160〕 and had been attacked and damaged, also by aircraft from ''Bogue''. On 7 December ''Weddigen'' was disbanded, a number of U-boats returning to base, while others formed a cadre of a new patrol group, code-named ''Borkum''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wolfpack Weddigen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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