3. Transportflottille (1)
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- Published: 11 November 2012 11 November 2012
- Last Updated: 11 November 2012 11 November 2012
by Gareth Collins
Formed in Simferopol in November 1943 and was employed on the Black Sea (western) with its main base at Constanta. The Flottille was directly subordinate to the Kommandierender Admiral Schwarzes Meer. It was dissolved when the area was evacuated by German Forces.
Chef
Fregattenkapitän Otto Krause (00 Nov 1943-00 Sep 1944)
Boote
4x Marineartillerieleichter
18x Motorfähren
6x Marinenachschubleichter
4x Schleppfähren
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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