by Gareth Collins

Re-formed in December 1940, the Kriegsmarinedienststelle Bordeaux was the supreme Kriegsmarinedienststelle in France until May 1943 (from then the supreme KMD for France was KMD Marseille). It was subordinate to OKM/Schiffahrtsabteilung for technical matters and to Marinegruppenkommando West for everything else. Between November 1942 and April 1943 the Chef was moved to Marseille to take up the role of Seetransportchef Marseille. When this happened a Stellv. Leiter was installed to deputise. It was dissolved in August 1944.

Chef

Konteradmiral z.V. Heinz-Eduard Menche (27 Jan 1941-30 Apr 1943)
Kapitän zur See Horst von Pflugk-Harttung (01 May 1943-00 Aug 1944)

Stellv. Leiter
Fregattenkapitän Walter Hübner (26 Nov 1942-30 Apr 1943)

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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