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03.40 <strong>Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille </strong> <br> 04.40 - 06.40 <strong>1. Unterseebootsausbildungsflottille </strong> <br></p> </div> <p><strong>Ausbildungsflottille</strong> (<a href="training.htm">Training Flotilla</a>) </p> <h3>Bases</h3> <table class="width400"> <tr> <td class="width110">11.39 - 06.40<br>06.40 - 06.41<br>06.41 - 09.41<br>09.41 - 10.44<br>10.44 - 02.45<br>02.45 - 03.45</td> <td class="width330">Danzig<br>Memel<br>Trondheim <br>Memel <br>Gotenhafen <br>Eckernförde</td> </tr> </table> <h3>Flotilla Commanders</h3> <table class="width400"> <tr> <td class="width110">11.39 - 07.42<br>07.42 - 01.43<br>03.43 - 05.44<br><br>05.44 - 07.44<br>07.44 - 03.45</td> <td class="width330">Korvkpt. Hannes Weingärtner<br>Kptn. z. S. R. Peters <br>Fregkpt. <a href="/men/merten.htm">Karl-Friedrich Merten</a> <br> (<a href="/men/decorations/ritter.htm">Knights Cross</a>) <br>Korvkpt. Karl Jasper (in deputize)<br>Fregkpt. Karl-Friedrich Merten</td> </tr></table> <h3>U-boat Types</h3> <p> <a href="/types/iib.htm">IIB</a>, <a href="/types/iic.htm">IIC</a>, <a href="/types/iid.htm">IID</a>, <a href="/types/viic.htm">VIIC</a>, <a href="/types/viic-41.htm">VIIC41</a>, <a href="/types/ix.htm">IX</a> , <a href="/types/xb.htm">XB</a> and <a href="/boats/foreign_ua.htm">UA</a>.</p> <h3>Assigned U-boats</h3> <p><a href="/boats/u8.htm">U-8</a>, <a href="/boats/u9.htm">U-9</a>, <a href="/boats/u14.htm">U-14</a>, <a href="/boats/u18.htm">U-18</a>, <a href="/boats/u19.htm">U-19</a>, <a href="/boats/u28.htm">U-28</a>, <a href="/boats/u29.htm">U-29</a>, <a href="/boats/u30.htm">U-30</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u34.htm">U-34</a>, <a href="/boats/u38.htm">U-38</a>, <a href="/boats/u46.htm">U-46</a>, <a href="/boats/u52.htm">U-52</a>, <a href="/boats/u56.htm">U-56</a>, <a href="/boats/u71.htm">U-71</a>, <a href="/boats/u72.htm">U-72</a>, <a href="/boats/u80.htm">U-80</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u96.htm">U-96</a>, <a href="/boats/u101.htm">U-101</a>, <a href="/boats/u103.htm">U-103</a>, <a href="/boats/u121.htm">U-121</a>, <a href="/boats/u142.htm">U-142</a>, <a href="/boats/u143.htm">U-143</a>, <a href="/boats/u148.htm">U-148</a>, <a href="/boats/u151.htm">U-151</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u152.htm">U-152</a>, <a href="/boats/u236.htm">U-236</a>, <a href="/boats/u251.htm">U-251</a>, <a href="/boats/u287.htm">U-287</a>, <a href="/boats/u351.htm">U-351</a>, <a href="/boats/u393.htm">U-393</a>, <a href="/boats/u554.htm">U-554</a>, <a href="/boats/u555.htm">U-555</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u560.htm">U-560</a>, <a href="/boats/u579.htm">U-579</a>, <a href="/boats/u612.htm">U-612</a>, <a href="/boats/u704.htm">U-704</a>, <a href="/boats/u747.htm">U-747</a>, <a href="/boats/u748.htm">U-748</a>, <a href="/boats/u749.htm">U-749</a>, <a href="/boats/u750.htm">U-750</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u763.htm">U-763</a>, <a href="/boats/u821.htm">U-821</a>, <a href="/boats/u982.htm">U-982</a>, <a href="/boats/u999.htm">U-999</a>, <a href="/boats/u1007.htm">U-1007</a>, <a href="/boats/u1008.htm">U-1008</a>, <a href="/boats/u1161.htm">U-1161</a>, <a href="/boats/u1162.htm">U-1162</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u1192.htm">U-1192</a>, <a href="/boats/u1193.htm">U-1193</a>, <a href="/boats/u1195.htm">U-1195</a>, <a href="/boats/u1207.htm">U-1207</a> and <a href="/boats/foreign_ud4.htm">UD-4</a></p> <p>53 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.</p> <h3>History</h3> <p> <a href="/special/emblems/"> <img src="/media/boats/emblems/flo24b_s.gif" class="width100" alt="" align="left" hspace="6" /></a> The flotilla displayed another emblem seen on many of its boats.</p> <p>The 24th Flotilla was founded in November 1939. This flotilla trained future U-boat commanders (Kommandantenschiesslehrgang = KSL).</p> <p>In every KSL 10 to 12 officers received, in 4 weeks, their last training before going out to sea. 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