Convoy HX 228

Convoy HX 228
Part of World War II
Date 10–11 March 1943 Location North Atlantic Result Inconclusive
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.