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6th U-boat Flotilla
The 6th U-boat Flotilla (German 6. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine before and during World War II.
| 6th U-boat Flotilla |
|---|
| October 1938–December 1939July 1941–August 1944 |
| Nazi Germany |
| Kriegsmarine |
| U-boat flotilla |
| Kiel, Danzig, St. Nazaire |
| Hundius Flotilla |
| Korvettenkapitän Werner HartmannKorvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm SchulzKapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann |
The 6th U-boat Flotilla (German 6. Unterseebootsflottille), also known as Hundius Flotilla, was a front-line unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine before and during World War II.
Formed on 1 October 1938 in Kiel under the command of Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann, it was named in honour of Kapitänleutnant Paul Hundius, a U-boat commander during World War I, that died on 16 September 1918 after his U-boat SM UB-103 was sunk by depth charges from British steamer Young Crow. The flotilla was disbanded in December 1939.
The flotilla was re-formed as "6th U-boat Flotilla" in July 1941 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz with her base in Danzig. During the first months it was a training flotilla, but when it moved to St. Nazaire in February 1942 it became a combat flotilla. It was disbanded in August 1944, when the last boats left the base for Norway.
| Commander | Duration |
|---|---|
| Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartmann | October 1938–December 1939 |
| Korvettenkapitän Georg-Wilhelm Schulz | September 1941–November 1943 |
| Kapitänleutnant Carl Emmermann | November 1942–August 1944 |
At one point in their service history, each of the following boats served with 6th flotilla
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