18th U-boat Flotilla

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18th U-boat Flotilla
Active January–March 1945
Country  Nazi Germany
Branch War Ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg Kriegsmarine
Type U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ Hel, Poland
Engagements World War II

The 18th U-boat Flotilla (German 18. Unterseebootsflottille) was a short-lived unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine[1] during World War II.

The flotilla was formed in Hel, Poland, in January 1945 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Franzius. Officially a Training Flotilla (Ger. Ausbildungsflottille), the four U-boats were actually in combat in the Baltic Sea. It was disbanded in March 1945.[2]

Assigned U-boats

Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service.

References

  1. cf. Hattendorf (1995), p.132
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