What is the common name for the tactic "Rudeltaktik" that Dönitz formulated?
"Lone wolf"
"Pack attack"
"Wolfpack"
"Hunting party"
Answer
"Rudeltaktik", formulated by Dönitz while he was a prisoner of war, is commonly known as the "wolfpack" tactic. This tactic involved groups of U-boats attacking convoys of Allied ships during World War II.
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