18. Minensuchflottille
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- Published: 26 September 2012 26 September 2012
- Last Updated: 27 September 2012 27 September 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed on 26 September 1939 with 8 heavy fishing steamers and was employed in security duties in the North Sea. With the Western Campaign it operated at Holland, Belgium & North France. After that the Flotilla was employed in the English Channel then Norway until the 30 November 1942 when it was dissolved & its Staff moved to the 26. Minensuchflottille.
Flottillenchef
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Anselm Lautenschlager (26 Sep 1939-00 Sep 1940)
Kapitänleutnant Erich Jacobi (00 Sep 1940-00 Apr 1941)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Kurt-Joachim Schwarte (00 Apr 1941-00 Jul 1942)
Korvettenkapitän Gerhard Bidlingmaier (00 Jul 1942-30 Nov 1942)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
Fischdampfern
'Otto Flohr'
'Gebrüder Alfred Meyer'
'Brösen'
'Glettkau'
'Friedrich Müller'
'Spitzbergen'
'Hannes Defregger'
'E.P. Andersen'
'Cuxhaven'
'Mulsum'
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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