Convoy HX 112
| Convoy HX 112 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Second World War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany |
United Kingdom Canada | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz |
convoy: escort : Cdr Donald Macintyre | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5 U-boats |
41 ships 6 escorts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 U-boats sunk | 6 ships sunk | ||||||
HX 112 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. It saw the loss of U-boats commanded by two of the Kriegsmarine's most celebrated commanders and propaganda heroes: U-99 under Otto Kretschmer (POW), and U-100 under Joachim Schepke (KIA).