29th U-boat Flotilla

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29. Unterseebootsflottille
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ActiveRaised 1941, Dissolved 1944
CountryNazi Germany
BranchKriegsmarine
TypeU-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQLa Spezia
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Korvettenkapitän Fritz Frauenheim, Korvettenkapitän Gunter Jahn

29th U-boat Flotilla ("29. Unterseebootsflottille") was formed in December 1941 in La Spezia in Italy under the command of Korvettenkapitän . The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the Type VII U-boat and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the Mediterranean Sea, against convoys. In August 1943, the flotilla moved to Toulon, but did also have U-boats in Marseille and Salamis. The flotilla was disbanded in September 1944, when U-407 was sunk on September 19 and the two last flotilla boats U-565 and U-596 were scuttled in Salamis.

Flotilla commanders[]

Duration Commander
December 1941 – May 1942 Korvettenkapitän
May 1942 – July 1943 Korvettenkapitän Fritz Frauenheim
August 1943 – September 1944 Korvettenkapitän Gunter Jahn

U-boats assigned to the flotilla[]

U-73 U-74 U-77 U-81 U-83 U-97 U-205
U-223 U-230 U-301 U-303 U-331 U-343 U-371
U-372 U-374 U-375 U-380 U-407 U-409 U-410
U-414 U-421 U-431 U-443 U-450 U-453 U-455
U-458 U-466 U-471 U-557 U-559 U-562 U-565
U-568 U-573 U-577 U-586 U-593 U-596 U-602
U-605 U-616 U-617 U-642 U-652 U-660 U-755
U-952 U-967 U-969

References[]

  • "Uboat.net". The Flotillas – 29th Flotilla. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  • "Uboatnet.de". Die Flottillen – 29. Unterseebootsflottille. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.


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