by Gareth Collins

Formed on 13 September 1939 with 8 heavy fishing steamers and performed security tasks in the Baltic. During Operation 'Weserübung' the Flotilla was employed on escort duties, after that it was used for security & escort operations between the Elbe & Holland. The Flotilla was dissolved on 31 December 1942.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Max Klein (13 Sep 1939-00 May 1943)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Wilhelm Frank (00 May 1942-00 Dec 1942)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve z.V. Rudolf Heynsen (00 Dec 1942-31 Dec 1943)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

Fischdampfern
'Gustav Hugo Deiters' (M 1301)
'Schwaben' (M 1302)
'Emil Colsmann' (M 1303)
'Wilhelm Michaelsen' (M 1304)
'Hans Pickenpack' (M 1305)
'Hermann Krone' (M 1306)
'Neufisch I' (M 1307)
'Karlsburg II' (M 1308)

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)

Reference material on this unit

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