by Gareth Collins

Formed in July 1940 from the 16. Vorpostengruppe. It was formed with German & French fishing boats and employed in the West. In December 1940 it was moved Frederikshavn and employed in security & escort duties in Kattegat & Skagerrak. It was dissolved in July 1945.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Rolf Gerdes (00 Jul 1940-00 Jan 1942)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Ernst Brauns (00 Jan 1942-00 Apr 1945)

Subordinate Units & Vessels

V 1601, V 1602, V 1603, V 1604, V 1605, V 1606, V 1607, V 1608, V 1609, V 1610, V 1611, V 1612, V 1613, V 1614, V 1615, V 1616, V 1617, V 1618, V 1619, V 1620, V 1621, V 1622, V 1623

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 -