by Gareth Collins

Formed in Kiel on 22 September 1939 with 8 fishing steamers and until May 1940 it was employed in the Baltic. From then it was moved to the West and stationed in Brest. In 1944 the boats were involved in the battle for Brest. It was dissolved in September 1944.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Erich Schuster (22 Sep 1939-22 Oct 1939)
Kapitänleutnant der Reserve Georg Schulze (23 Oct 1939-00 Apr 1940)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Kurt Hamacher (00 Apr 1940-00 May 1944)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Dr. Ludolf Jacobi (00 May 1944-00 Sep 1944)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

V-701
V-702
V-703
V-704
V-705
V-706
V-707
V-708
V-709
V-710
V-711
V-712
V-713
V-714
V-715
V-716
V-717
V-718
V-719
V-720
V-721
V-722
V-723
V-724
V-725
V-726
V-727
V-728
V-729
V-730

Sources used

Research by Gareth Collins
Erich Gröner - Die Schiffe der deutschen Kriegsmarine und ihr Verbleib 1939-1945, J.F. Lehmanns Verlag, München (1976)
Hans H. Hildebrand - Die organisatorische Entwicklung der Marine nebst Stellenbesetzung 1848 bis 1945, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück (2000)
Hans H. Hildebrand & Ernest Henriot – Deutschlands Admirale 1849-1945, Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück (1989)
Hans H. Hildebrand, Albert Röhr & Hans-Otto Steinmetz – Die Deutschen Kriegsschiffe, Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hamburg (1980)
Walter Lohmann & Hans H. Hildebrand – Die Deutsche Kriegsmarine, Verlag Hans-Henning Podzun, Bad Nauheim (1956)

Reference material on this unit

- None known at this time -