3rd submarine flotilla
The 3rd Submarine Flotilla , or 3rd U-Flotilla for short , was a naval association of the former German Navy .
history
The flotilla was set up on October 4, 1937 and stationed in Kiel . It was named "Lohs" submarine flotilla in honor of Oberleutnant zur See Johannes Lohs , a submarine commander of the First World War . The name was retained until the flotilla was first disbanded in December 1939.
In March 1941 the 3rd submarine flotilla was reorganized, received the status of a front flotilla and was initially stationed in Kiel until September 1941. The flotilla was then moved to the newly built submarine bunker in La Pallice in France , where it stayed from October 1941 to October 1944.
Flotilla Chiefs
- October 1937 to December 1939 - Lieutenant Captain Hans Eckermann
- March to July 1941 - Corvette Captain Hans-Rudolf Rösing
- July 1941 to March 1942 - Lieutenant Captain Herbert Schultze
- March to June 1942 - Lieutenant Heinz von Reiche
- June 1942 to October 1944 - Corvette Captain Robert-Richard Zapp
Deployed submarines
Period of use | Submarine types |
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until December 1939 | Type II |
since March 1941 | Type VII |
Type II submarines used in the 3rd submarine flotilla:
U 8 , U 10 , U 12 , U 14 , U 16 , U 18 , U 20 , U 22 , U 24
Type VII submarines used in the 3rd submarine flotilla:
U 82, U 85, U 132, U 134, U 138, U 141, U 143, U 146, U 147, U 205 , U 206 , U 212 , U 231 , U 241 , U 242 , U 245 , U 246 , U 257 , U 258 , U 259 , U 262 , U 275 , U 280 , U 289 , U 332 , U 333 , U 334 , U 341 , U 343 , U 344 , U 352 , U 373 , U 375 , U 376 , U 378 , U 384 , U 391 , U 398 , U 402 , U 423 , U 431 , U 432 , U 433 , U 444 , U 451 , U 452 , U 458 , U 466 , U 468 , U 469 , U 476 , U 478 , U 483 , U 484 , U 553 , U 567 , U 568 , U 569 , U 570 , U 571 , U 572 , U 573 , U 596 , U 600 , U 611 , U 613 , U 615 , U 619 , U 620 , U 625 , U 630 , U 635 , U 645 , U 652 , U 657 , U 661 , U 671 , U 677 , U 701 , U 706 , U 712 , U 719 , U 734 , U 752 , U 753 , U 760 , U 763 , U 952 , U 953 , U 957 , U 960 , U 970 , U 971 , U 975 , U 978 , U 992 , U 993
There were probably also three captured Dutch submarines used in the 3rd submarine flotilla: UD 1, UD 3 and UD 4
Web links
- uboat.net - English language site about the history of submarines