17. 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 June 1940 from German Walfangbooten (Whalers). The Flotilla was employed throughout the war in the Baltic. From 1942/1944 it was involved in laying a mine barrier inside the Gulf of Finland.
Flottillenchef
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Otto Kurtz (00 Jun 1940-00 Feb 1944)
Fregattenkapitän Paul Schulze (00 Feb 1944-00 Jul 1944)
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Carl Dittmer (00 Jul 1944-00 May 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
V 1701, V 1702, V 1703, V 1704, V 1705, V 1706, V 1717, V 1708, V 1709, V 1710, V 1715, V 1716, V 1717, V 1718
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
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