4. Fuse Division

The 4th Security Division was a major unit of the German Navy during World War II .

history

The division was set up in February 1941 for security tasks in the area of the French Atlantic coast. The headquarters were in the following places: Lamor-Plage near Lorient and later La Rochelle .

The 4th Security Division was subordinate to the Commander of Security West . It was disbanded in September 1944 because of the withdrawal from the French Atlantic coast.

Commanders

Sea captain Anselm Lautenschlager (February 1941 to May 1944)
Sea captain Hans John (June 1944 to September 1944), former commander of the 3rd Security Division

structure

8. Minesweeping Flotilla ( Royan ), including the ship Wespe
10. Minesweeping Flotilla ( Paimbœuf )
26. Mine sweeping flotilla ( Couëron )

28th Minesweeping Flotilla ( Pauillac )

42nd Minesweeping Flotilla ( Les Sables-d'Olonne )

44th Minesweeping Flotilla ( La Pallice )

2nd Barrage Breaker Flotilla (Royan)

4th outpost flotilla ( Bordeaux )

6. Outpost Flotilla ( St. Nazaire )

Well-known members of the division

Oberleutnant zur See / Kapitänleutnant Otto Nordt : from March 1943 to September 1943 in command of the M 476 of the 26th minesweeping flotilla, then until December 1943, commander of the M 254 and deputy chief of the 8th minesweeping flotilla

literature

The BSW association at the end of June 1941. In: Friedrich Ruge : In the coastal apron: mine search, escort, submarine hunt, outpost service. Lehmann, 1974, p. 78 ff. ISBN 3-469-00512-5

Individual evidence

↑ Anselm Lautenschlager (* March 10, 1888; † March 18, 1958) was awarded the German Cross in Gold on February 12, 1942 in this capacity .

[1] Anselm Lautenschlager (* March 10, 1888; † March 18, 1958) was awarded the German Cross in Gold on February 12, 1942 in this capacity .