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23rd U-boat Flotilla

Field	Value
unit_name	23. Unterseebootsflottille
country	Nazi Germany
type	U-boat flotilla
branch	Kriegsmarine
dates	September 1941–May 1942
September 1943–March 1945
notable_commanders	Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim
Korvkpt. Otto von Bülow

September 1943–March 1945 Korvkpt. Otto von Bülow 23rd U-boat Flotilla ("23. Unterseebootsflottille") was a unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

The flotilla was first formed in Salamis, Greece, on 11 September 1941 under the command of Kapitänleutnant Fritz Frauenheim. It operated in the eastern Mediterranean and sank 12 ships for a total of . In May 1942 the flotilla was merged into 29th U-boat Flotilla, based at La Spezia, Italy.{{Cite web |access-date=13 February 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100209040230/http://uboat.net/flotillas/23flo.htm| archive-date= 9 February 2010 | url-status= live}}

The flotilla was re-founded in September 1943 as a Training Flotilla under the command of Korvettenkapitän Otto von Bülow, based at Danzig. It trained new U-boat commanders in attack techniques (Kommandantenschiesslehrgang, "Commanders shooting training course"). The flotilla was disbanded in March 1945.{{Cite web |access-date=13 February 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100217110602/http://uboat.net/flotillas/23flo2.htm| archive-date= 17 February 2010 | url-status= live}}

Assigned U-boats

Nine U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its combat service in 1941–1942.

References

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