by Gareth Collins

Formed in September 1939 and mobilised with 8 fishing steamers. It was employed during the Western Campaign in the North Sea, with the conclusion of that campaign it was transferred to France. Until the Allied invasion of France it was employed with the 4. Sicherungsdivision at Bordeaux & Bayonne. It was dissolved in September 1944.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Dr. Karl Wilhelm Müssen (00 Sep 1939-00 Mar 1942)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Burkhard Heye (00 Mar 1942-00 May 1943)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Wilhelm Cyrus (00 May 1943-00 Sep 1944)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

V-401
V-402
V-403
V-404
V-405
V-406
V-407
V-408
V-409
V-410
V-411
V-412
V-413
V-414
V-415
V-416
V-417
V-418
V-419
V-420
V-421
V-422
V-423
V-424

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 -