by Gareth Collins

Formed on 01 January 1943 from fishing steamers of the 7. Vorpostenflottille, then boats of the 44. Minensuchflottille & 14. Minensuchflottille. It was employed off the western French coast for security and security service. In September 1944 the Flotilla became subordinate to the Festungskommandant St. Nazaire. It was dissolved at the wars end.

Flottillenchef

Fregattenkapitän der Reserve Otto Lensch (01 Jan 1943-00 May 1943)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Günther Gelpke (m.W.d.G.b.) (00 Jun 1943-00 Jun 1943)
Fregattenkapitän der Reserve George Behrmann (00 Jul 1943-00 May 1945)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

Flottenbegleiter 'Königin Luise'
SG-1
SG-2
SG-3
SG-4
V-601
V-602
V-603
V-604
V-605
V-606
V-607
V-608
V-609
V-610
V-611
V-612
V-613
V-614
V-615
V-616
V-617
V-618
V-619
V-620
V-621
V-622
V-623
V-624
V-625
V-626
V-627
V-628
V-629
V-630
V-631
V-632
V-633
V-634
V-635

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 -