13. Vorpostenflottille
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- Published: 13 October 2012 13 October 2012
- Last Updated: 13 October 2012 13 October 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in September 1939 and initially used in the Baltic. In 1940 it was shifted to the North Sea and used for outpost & escort duties in the area of Holland. For a short time from October 1940 the Flotilla Chief was designated Leiter Geleitdienst Westraum of 2. Führer der Minensuchboote Niederlande/Belgien. In this existence it was planned for Operation 'Seelöwe' for Escort Leadership from German & Dutch ports in Abschnitt Rotterdam-Cherbourg. The Flotilla was dissolved in January 1945.
Flottillenchef
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Dr. Walther Fischer (00 Sep 1939-00 Mar 1943)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Dr. Fritz Lobeck (00 Mar 1943-00 Jan 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
V 1300
V 1301
V 1302
V 1303
V 1304
V 1305
V 1306
V 1307
V 1308
V 1309
V 1310
V 1311
V 1312
V 1313
V 1314
V 1315
V 1316
V 1317
V 1318
V 1319
V 1320
V 1321
V 1322
V 1323
V 1324
V 1325
V 1326
V 1327
V 1328
V 1329
V 1330
V 1331
V 1332
V 1333
V 1334
V 1335
V 1336
V 1337
V 1338
V 1339
V 1340
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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