by Gareth Collins

Formed in November 1940 and subordinate to the Kommandierenden Admirals Frankreich. the Office was employed as an advisor for the supervision of large construction projects. When the focus of naval construction shifted to Uboat construction the office was moved to Lorient in the Spring of 1941 (initially as 'Sonderbeauftragter') and made subordinate to the Kriegsmarinewerft Lorient. From the spring of 1943 all tasks were taken over by Marinegruppe West.

Chef

Marinebaudirektor Dipl.Ing. Walter Triebel (00 Nov 1940-00 Feb 1943)

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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