by Gareth Collins

Formed in Rotterdam in April 1944 and employed with the 2. Sicherungsdivision off the French coast (Fecamp) until September 1944. After the invasion it was moved to Cuxhaven and employed with the 5. Sicherungsdivision until April 1945 when it was moved to Swinemünde and employed in the fighting retreats at Wollin with the 10. Sicherungsdivision.

Chef

Korvettenkapitän Dr. Theodor Sonnemann (00 Aug 1944-00 Apr 1945)
Kapitänleutnant August Eggers (00 Apr 1945-00 May 1945)

Boote

Gruppe A: AF 19, AF 26, AF 33
Gruppe B: AF 21, AF 34, AF 38
Gruppe C: AF 30, AF 37, AF 46, AF 49
Gruppe D: AF 2, AF 23, AF 31, AF 50
Gruppe E: AF 5, AF 9, AF 29

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

- None known at this time -