German head of sea transport Italy
The German sea transport chief Italy was a command authority of the German navy during World War II .
The office with the headquarters in Rome was established in January 1941. In technical terms, she was subordinate to the Navy High Command , and to the German Navy Liaison Staff and the German Navy Command Italy . The German merchant ships , which were used with 178,000 GRT for the logistics in the Mediterranean and the supply of the Africa Corps , were subordinate to the sea transport chief . He also commanded the landing flotillas and the naval anti-aircraft units in the Italy area. The office was closed at the turn of 1943/1944.
Other sea transport chiefs were responsible for the Aegean Sea , the "Southeast Area" and the Black Sea .
Commander
- Rear Admiral Günther Horstmann , from January 1941
- Sea captain Conrad Engelhardt , from March 1943