Operation PAUKENSCHLAG: An Operational Analysis

Abstract

Operation Paukenschlaq, a German U-boat operation against Allied shipping along the East Coast of the United States and Canada in early 1942, is analyzed from the perspective of the operational level of war. The plan and its execution are examined to provide conclusions and lessons learned for future operational planning considerations. Chapter One provides a short historical summary of the German U-boat Force and the Battle of the Atlantic. Chapter Two analyzes the operational design of Paukenschlaq. Chapter Three discusses the execution of the operation. Finally, Chapter Four offers information from the operation which could be useful for future commanders. This analysis of Operation Paukenschlaq shows that an operation conceived, planned, and executed in as short as time as Paukenschlaq was, can be successful, provided several critical factors prevail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279625

Entities

People

  • Sean R. Filipowski

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Deployment
  • Guidance
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maneuvers
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • New York
  • North America
  • Organizational Structure
  • Reconnaissance
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Ships
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies