by Gareth Collins

The Netzsperrflottille Schwarzes Meer was formed in July 1942 and operated, as the name suggests, in the Black Sea. With the evacuation of Romania by German Forces, the Flotilla was dissolved and its ships were destroyed.

Flottillenchef

Oberleutnant zur See der Reserve Michael Stemple (00 Jul 1942-00 Jul 1944)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

Netzleger XV 'Antilope'
Various smaller Hilfsfahrzeuge

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

- None known at this time -