by Gareth Collins

Formed in Kiel in March 1941, from October 1941 the base moved to La Pallice-La Rochelle in France. In the summer of 1944 all operational boats were moved to Norway. In October 1944 all personnel remaining in La Rochelle were trained & re-designated Marineregiment Zapp, which was subordinate to Festungskommandant La Rochelle.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän Hans Rudolf Rösing (00 Mar 1941-00 Jul 1941)
Kapitänleutnant Herbert Schultze (00 Jul 1941-00 Mar 1942)
Kapitänleutnant Heinz von Reiche (i.V.) (00 Mar 1942-00 Jun 1942)
Korvettenkapitän Richard Zapp (00 Jun 1942-00 Oct 1944)

U-Boat Types

Typ II D
Typ VII B
Typ VII C
Typ C/41

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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