by Gareth Collins

Formed in Danzig in November 1939 and was the first Uboote training flotilla. It moved bases several times throughout the war. First it moved to Danzig to Memel, then between June and September 1941 it was based at Trondheim. Towards the end of the war it moved to Gotenhafen and then lastly to Eckernförde. When it was formed it was originally called Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille, then in April 1940 it was renamed 1. Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille & finally from July 1940, 24. Unterseebootsflottille. The Flotilla was responsible for commandant firing training and then underwater positional training. It was dissolved in March 1945.

Flottillenchef

Korvettenkapitän Hannes Weingaertner (00 Nov 1939-00 Jul 1942)
Kapitän zur See Rudolf Peters (00 Jul 1942-00 Jan 1943)
Fregattenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten (00 Apr 1943-00 May 1944)
Korvettenkapitän Karl Jasper (i.V.) (00 May 1944-00 Jul 1944)
Fregattenkapitän Karl-Friedrich Merten (00 Jul 1944-00 May 1945)

U-Boat Types

Typ II B
Typ II C
Typ II D
Typ VII C
Typ VII C/41
Typ IX
Typ X B
Typ U A

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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Reference material on this unit

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