65. Vorpostenflottille
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- Published: 14 October 2012 14 October 2012
- Last Updated: 14 October 2012 14 October 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in May 1944 from Hafenschutzflottille Hammerfest. It was employed in security operations in the Norwegian Polar and North coast. It dissolved in the summer of 1945.
Flottillenchef
Korvettenkapitän der Reserve Willy Jacobs (00 May 1944-00 Jun 1945)
Subordinate Units & Vessels
V 6501, V 6502, V 6503, V 6504, V 6505, V 6506, V 6507, V 6508, V 6509, V 6510, V 6511, V 6512, V 6513, V 6514, V 6515, V 6517, V 6541, V 6521, V 6522, V 6523, V 6524, V 6525, V 6526, V 6526, V 6527, V 6528, V 6529, V 6530, V 6531, V 6532, V 6533, V 6534, V 6535
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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