5. Geleitflottille
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- Published: 22 September 2012 22 September 2012
- Last Updated: 22 September 2012 22 September 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in April 1945 and employed in the Baltic. It was primarily used for the security of the evacuation of Troops and civilian refugees from Kurland & East Germany.
Flottillenchef
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Hubert Lamprecht (00 Apr 1945-00 May 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
F 2
F 4
F 7
F 8
F 10
TF 2
TF 7
TF 9
TF 20
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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