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24th U-boat Flotilla

24th U-boat Flotilla

Military unit


24th U-boat Flotilla ("24. Unterseebootsflottille") was a training flotilla ("Ausbildungsflottille") of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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Unit history

The flotilla was founded at Danzig in November 1939 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Hannes Weingärtner as the Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille ("U-boat Training Flotilla"). It was redesignated 1. Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille in April 1940, and then 24. Unterseebootsflottille in June 1940.[1]

The flotilla trained new U-boat commanders in attack techniques in the Kommandantenschiesslehrgang ("Commanders shooting training course"). The course lasted four weeks and trained 10 to 12 officers each time. The flotilla was disbanded in March 1945.[1]

Bases

  • Danzig (November 1939June 1940)
  • Memel (June 1940June 1941)
  • Trondheim (JuneSeptember 1941)
  • Memel (September 1941October 1944)
  • Gotenhafen (October 1944February 1945)
  • Eckernförde (FebruaryMarch 1945)

Flotilla commanders

Assigned U-boats

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


References

  1. "uboat.net - Boats - Flotillas - 24th Flotilla". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

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