Netzsperrflottille Süd
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- Published: 27 September 2012 27 September 2012
- Last Updated: 27 September 2012 27 September 2012
by Gareth Collins
This Flotilla was responsible for net barrier operations at the Aegean coast. The Flotilla Chief was based at Piraeus and there was also a Group based at Salonika. With the evacuation of Greece by German Forces in autumn 1944 the surviving ships were blown up by their crews.
Flottillenchef
(Sdf) Kapitänleutnant der Reserve Otto Krüger (00 Jun 1941-00 Oct 1944)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
Netzleger VII 'Piraeus'
Netzleger XII 'Salamis'
Netzleger XIV 'Ares'
Netztender 'Albona'
Netztender 'Volos'
Netztender 'Sofia'
Netztender 'Suda'
Netztender 'Kissa'
Netztender 'P 300'
Netztender 'Rovigno'
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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