66. Vorpostenflottille
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- Published: 14 October 2012 14 October 2012
- Last Updated: 14 October 2012 14 October 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in May 1944 from Hafenschutzflottille Sandnessjöen. It was stationed at Rørvik and employed in security operations in the area of the northern Norwegian coast. It dissolved after the war.
Flottillenchef
Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Hans-Werner Schürmann (00 May 1944-00 Jan 1945)
Kapitänleutnant der Reserve Gustav-Adolf Bursch (00 Jan 1945-00 May 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
V 6601, V 6602, V 6603, V 6604, V 6605, V 6606, V 6607, V 6608, V 6609, V 6610, V 6611, V 6612, V 6613, V 6614, V 6615, V 6616, V 6617
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)
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