4. Geleitflottille (2)
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by Gareth Collins
Reformed in April 1945 and employed in escort duties in the Baltic. It was especially employed with the evacuation of Troops and civilian refugees from the East and Kurland.
Flottillenchef
Kapitänleutnant Horst Rixecker (00 Apr 1945-00 May 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
T 139
T 151
T 155
T 156
T 158
T 198
TFA 7
TFA 8
TFA 11
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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