18th_U-boat_Flotilla

18th U-boat Flotilla

18th U-boat Flotilla

Military unit

The 18th U-boat Flotilla (German 18. Unterseebootsflottille) was a short-lived unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine[1] during World War II.

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The flotilla was formed in Hel, Poland, in January 1945 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Franzius. Officially a training flotilla (Ger. Ausbildungsflottille), the four U-boats were in combat in the Baltic Sea. It was disbanded in March 1945.[2]

Assigned U-boats

Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service.

References

  1. [1]
    cf. Hattendorf (1995), p. 132
  2. [2]
    "uboat.net – Boats – Flotillas – 18th Flotilla". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
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