Convoy HX 228
| Convoy HX 228 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany |
Free France United Kingdom Poland | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Admiral Karl Dönitz |
Comm: JO Dunn B-3 Group: AA Tait † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9 U-boats |
60 ships 8 escorts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 U-boats |
4 ships (24,175 GRT) 1 warship | ||||||
HX 228 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was one of a series of four convoy battles that occurred during the crisis month of March 1943 and is notable for the loss of the Escort Group leader Commander AA "Harry" Tait.