by Gareth Collins

Formed on 15 March 1943 in Oslo, Norway. It was formed as Marinebordflakabteilung Oslo and was renamed the Marinebordflakabteilung 3 on 03 October 1943. The Abteilung was subordinate to the Marinebordflakbrigade Nord and it was responsible for the protection of military transports and private merchant shipping. On 12 December 1944 a section of the Abteilung was used to form the Marinebordflakabteilung 7.

Kommandeur

Korvettenkapitän M.A. Heinrich Hennecke (15 Mar 1943-00 May 1945)

Subordinate Commands & Units

1943-1945
1. Kompanie, Kristiansand-Süd
2. Kompanie, Bergen
3. Kompanie, Trondheim
4. Kompanie, Tromsø
5. Kompanie, Oslo
6. Kompanie, Narvik
7. Kompanie, Hammerfest-Harstad
8. Kompanie, Kirkenes

1945
1. Kompanie, Kristiansand-Süd
2. Kompanie, Bergen
3. Kompanie, Trondheim
4. Kompanie, Oslo-Songswan
5. Kompanie, Oslo
6. Kompanie, Stavanger

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 -