6th submarine flotilla

The 6th Submarine Flotilla , or 6th U-Flotilla for short , was a military association of the German Navy during World War II .

history

The flotilla , also known as the "Hundius" submarine flotilla , was formed on October 1, 1938 in Kiel under the command of Corvette Captain Werner Hartmann and was named after Lieutenant Captain Paul Hundius , a submarine commander of the First World War , who served on September 16, 1918 when his submarine SM UB 103 sank. The flotilla was dissolved in December 1939 and integrated into the newly established 2nd U-Flotilla .

The flotilla was re-established as the 6th submarine flotilla in September 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Wilhelm Schulz with a base in Danzig . Used as a training flotilla during the first few months, after being transferred to St. Nazaire in February 1942, she was actively used in naval warfare . In August 1944 the final dissolution took place, the last boats left the base for Norway .

Flotilla Chiefs

• October 1938 to December 1939 - Corvette Captain Werner Hartmann
• September 1941 to November 1942 - Corvette Captain Wilhelm Schulz
• November 1942 to August 1944 - Lieutenant Carl Emmermann

Boats

1. U 37
2. U 38
3. U 39
4. U 40
5. U 41
6. U 42
7. U 43
8. U 44

See also

• List of German submarines
• List of German submarine classes
• Submarine war

Web links

• Uboat.net . In: The Flotillas - 6th Flotilla . Retrieved December 12, 2007.
• Uboatnet.de . In: The Flotillas - 6th Submarine Flotilla . Retrieved December 12, 2007.