by Gareth Collins

Formed in Cranz in East Prussia in January 1941. In April 1942 it was moved to Ancenis near Nantes under the Seekommandant Loire. In January 1943 it was moved again to Arcachon and became subordinate to Seekommandant Gascogne. In September 1943 the Abteilung was moved again to the command of the Kommandierender Admiral Adria. It was dissolved in March 1944.

Kommandeur

Korvettenkapitän Werner Neuendorff (00 Jan 1941-00 Jun 1942)
Korvettenkapitän Gerd Stöve (00 Jun 1942-00 Jul 1943)
Korvettenkapitän Gerd Petri (00 Aug 1943-00 Mar 1944)

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

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