Unit Name: | 29. Unterseebootsflottille |
Country: | Nazi Germany |
Type: | U-boat flotilla |
Branch: | Kriegsmarine |
Dates: | Raised 1941, Dissolved 1944 |
Garrison: | La Spezia |
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 Franz Becker. 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 was sunk on September 19 and the two last flotilla boats and were scuttled in Salamis.
Duration | Commander |
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December 1941 - May 1942 | Korvettenkapitän Franz Becker |
May 1942 - July 1943 | Korvettenkapitän Fritz Frauenheim |
August 1943 - September 1944 | Korvettenkapitän Gunter Jahn |