Abschnitt dänische Westküste
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- Published: 01 September 2012 01 September 2012
- Last Updated: 01 September 2012 01 September 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in April 1940 with the occupation of Denmark and based in Esbjerg in South Denmark. Its area of control was the west coast of Denmark from the Reichs border to the Limfjord, but excluded the island of Roam (which was controlled by Abschnitt Sylt). In the north the area of Søndervig was ceded to Nordjütland in the second half of the war. In April 1944 the Danish area was re-organised and this command was re-designated Seekommandant Südjütland.
Kommandant
Kapitän zur See Gottfried Mollmann (00 Apr 1940-00 Jun 1940)
Korvettenkapitän M.A. Ulrich Jakobs (00 Jul 1940-00 Apr 1941)
Fregattenkapitän z.V. Oskar Steckelberg (00 Apr 1941-00 Mar 1944)
Fregattenkapitän Kurt Besthorn (00 Apr 1944-00 Apr 1944)
Subordinate Commands & Units
Hafenkommandant Esbjerg
Hafenkommandant Thyborön
Hafenschutzflottille Esbjerg
Marineflakabteilung 204
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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