The German Submarine Wolfpack Strategy of WW2 The German submarine wolfpack strategy during World War II was a tactical approach used by the Kriegsmarine to disrupt Allied shipping across the Atlantic. This strategy involved grouping multiple U-boats to attack convoys, allowing them to overwhelm escorts and maximize sinking potential. Typically, one submarine would shadow the convoy while others would position themselves for coordinated attacks, often at night to leverage the cover of darkness.

A German weather ship and a submarine rescued five survivors from the sinking of the battleship Bismarck after British ships had to leave the area due to a perceived U-boat threat. The initial British rescue efforts by the heavy cruiser HMS Dorsetshire and the destroyer HMS Maori were halted, leaving the survivors in the water. The German submarine U-74 rescued three men, and the weather ship Sachsenwald picked up two more the following day, bringing the total number of survivors to 115. British

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