4th U-boat Flotilla
4th U-boat Flotilla | |
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Active | Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945 |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Branch | Kriegsmarine |
Type | U-boat flotilla |
Garrison/HQ | Stettin |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Kapitänleutnant Werner Jacobsen (May 1941 – June 1942) Kapitänleutnant Fritz Frauenheim (July 1942) Fregattenkapitän Heinz Fischer (August 1942 – May 1945) |
The 4th U-boat Flotilla (German 4. Unterseebootsflottille) was formed in May 1941 in Stettin under the command of Kapitänleutnant Werner Jacobsen. The flotilla was a training flotilla and nearly 300 boats received their basic training. The flotilla was disbanded in May 1945.[1]
Flotilla Commanders
Duration | Rank | Commander |
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May 1941 - August 1941 | Kapitänleutnant | Werner Jacobsen |
July 1941 - July 1941 | Kapitänleutnant | Fritz Frauenheim[2] |
August 1941 - May 1945 | Fregattenkapitän | Heinz Fischer[3] |
U-boats of the Flotilla
References
- ↑ "uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - 4th Flotilla". uboat.net. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Fregattenkapitän Fritz Frauenheim". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fregattenkapitän Heinz Fischer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "Uboat.net". The Flotillas – 4th Flotilla. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
- "Uboatnet.de". Die Flottillen – 4. Unterseebootsflottille. Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
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