by Gareth Collins

Formed in Kronshagen by Kiel on 05 October 1939 as Marinebaukompanie 321. In December 1939 it was renamed Marinebaubataillon 321 and moved to Gotenhafen in West Prussia. The Bataillon moved again in 1940 to Hela (West Prussia) and then again to Tallinn, Estonia & finally to Liepāja in Lithuania. In 1942 the Bataillon was renamed Marinefestungspionierbataillon 321. It was subordinate to Marinebefehlshaber D, then Kommandierender Admiral Ostland & finally Seekommandant Lettland.

Kommandeur

vom Heer gestellt (00 Dec 1939-00 Feb 1943)
Major der Reserve Dipl.Ing. Bruno Petersen (00 Feb 1943-00 May 1945)

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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