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1939 <strong>Unterseebootsflottille "Wegener"*</strong> </p> </div> <p> <strong>Frontflottille</strong> (<a href="combat.htm">Combat Flotilla</a>) <br>since Sept 1939 </p> <h3>Bases</h3> <table class="width400"> <tr> <td class="width110">06.38 - 09.40<br>09.40 - 05.41<br>06.41 - 05.45</td> <td class="width290"><a href="bases/kiel.htm">Kiel</a> <br>Kiel / St. Nazaire<br><a href="bases/saint_nazaire.htm">St. Nazaire</a></td> </tr> </table> <h3>Flotilla Commanders</h3> <table class="width410"> <tr> <td class="width110">06.38 - 12.39<br>01.40 - 05.40<br>05.40 - 09.40<br>09.40 - 02.44<br>03.44 - 05.45</td> <td class="width330">Korvkpt. Ernst Sobe<br>Korvkpt. <a href="/men/roesing.htm">Hans-Rudolf Rösing</a> (<a href="/men/decorations/ritter.htm">Knights Cross</a>) <br>Kptlt. Herbert Sohler (in deputize)<br>Korvkpt. Herbert Sohler<br>Korvkpt. <a href="/men/piening.htm">Adolf Piening</a> (<a href="/men/decorations/ritter.htm">Knights Cross</a>) </td> </tr> </table> <h3>U-boat Types</h3> <p><a href="/types/viib.htm">VIIB</a>, <a href="/types/viic.htm">VIIC</a>, <a href="/types/viic-41.htm">VIIC41</a> and <a href="/boats/foreign_ua.htm">UA</a></p> <h3>Assigned U-boats</h3> <p><a href="/boats/u45.htm">U-45</a>, <a href="/boats/u46.htm">U-46</a>, <a href="/boats/u47.htm">U-47</a>, <a href="/boats/u48.htm">U-48</a>, <a href="/boats/u49.htm">U-49</a>, <a href="/boats/u50.htm">U-50</a>, <a href="/boats/u51.htm">U-51</a>, <a href="/boats/u52.htm">U-52</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u53.htm">U-53</a>, <a href="/boats/u54.htm">U-54</a>, <a href="/boats/u55.htm">U-55</a>, <a href="/boats/u69.htm">U-69</a>, <a href="/boats/u70.htm">U-70</a>, <a href="/boats/u71.htm">U-71</a>, <a href="/boats/u73.htm">U-73</a>, <a href="/boats/u74.htm">U-74</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u75.htm">U-75</a>, <a href="/boats/u76.htm">U-76</a>, <a href="/boats/u77.htm">U-77</a>, <a href="/boats/u88.htm">U-88</a>, <a href="/boats/u93.htm">U-93</a>, <a href="/boats/u94.htm">U-94</a>, <a href="/boats/u95.htm">U-95</a>, <a href="/boats/u96.htm">U-96</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u97.htm">U-97</a>, <a href="/boats/u98.htm">U-98</a>, <a href="/boats/u99.htm">U-99</a>, <a href="/boats/u100.htm">U-100</a>, <a href="/boats/u101.htm">U-101</a>, <a href="/boats/u102.htm">U-102</a>, <a href="/boats/u133.htm">U-133</a>, <a href="/boats/u135.htm">U-135</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u207.htm">U-207</a>, <a href="/boats/u221.htm">U-221</a>, <a href="/boats/u224.htm">U-224</a>, <a href="/boats/u227.htm">U-227</a>, <a href="/boats/u255.htm">U-255</a>, <a href="/boats/u265.htm">U-265</a>, <a href="/boats/u266.htm">U-266</a>, <a href="/boats/u267.htm">U-267</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u274.htm">U-274</a>, <a href="/boats/u278.htm">U-278</a>, <a href="/boats/u281.htm">U-281</a>, <a href="/boats/u285.htm">U-285</a>, <a href="/boats/u300.htm">U-300</a>, <a href="/boats/u303.htm">U-303</a>, <a href="/boats/u310.htm">U-310</a>, <a href="/boats/u338.htm">U-338</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u342.htm">U-342</a>, <a href="/boats/u358.htm">U-358</a>, <a href="/boats/u359.htm">U-359</a>, <a href="/boats/u364.htm">U-364</a>, <a href="/boats/u381.htm">U-381</a>, <a href="/boats/u382.htm">U-382</a>, <a href="/boats/u387.htm">U-387</a>, <a href="/boats/u390.htm">U-390</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u397.htm">U-397</a>, <a href="/boats/u403.htm">U-403</a>, <a href="/boats/u406.htm">U-406</a>, <a href="/boats/u410.htm">U-410</a>, <a href="/boats/u427.htm">U-427</a>, <a href="/boats/u434.htm">U-434</a>, <a href="/boats/u436.htm">U-436</a>, <a href="/boats/u442.htm">U-442</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u448.htm">U-448</a>, <a href="/boats/u449.htm">U-449</a>, <a href="/boats/u453.htm">U-453</a>, <a href="/boats/u454.htm">U-454</a>, <a href="/boats/u455.htm">U-455</a>, <a href="/boats/u551.htm">U-551</a>, <a href="/boats/u552.htm">U-552</a>, <a href="/boats/u553.htm">U-553</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u567.htm">U-567</a>, <a href="/boats/u575.htm">U-575</a>, <a href="/boats/u576.htm">U-576</a>, <a href="/boats/u577.htm">U-577</a>, <a href="/boats/u578.htm">U-578</a>, <a href="/boats/u581.htm">U-581</a>, <a href="/boats/u593.htm">U-593</a>, <a href="/boats/u594.htm">U-594</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u602.htm">U-602</a>, <a href="/boats/u607.htm">U-607</a>, <a href="/boats/u617.htm">U-617</a>, <a href="/boats/u618.htm">U-618</a>, <a href="/boats/u624.htm">U-624</a>, <a href="/boats/u641.htm">U-641</a>, <a href="/boats/u647.htm">U-647</a>, <a href="/boats/u650.htm">U-650</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u662.htm">U-662</a>, <a href="/boats/u667.htm">U-667</a>, <a href="/boats/u678.htm">U-678</a>, <a href="/boats/u702.htm">U-702</a>, <a href="/boats/u704.htm">U-704</a>, <a href="/boats/u707.htm">U-707</a>, <a href="/boats/u708.htm">U-708</a>, <a href="/boats/u710.htm">U-710</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u714.htm">U-714</a>, <a href="/boats/u751.htm">U-751</a>, <a href="/boats/u765.htm">U-765</a>, <a href="/boats/u962.htm">U-962</a>, <a href="/boats/u969.htm">U-969</a>, <a href="/boats/u974.htm">U-974</a>, <a href="/boats/u976.htm">U-976</a>, <a href="/boats/u980.htm">U-980</a>, <br><a href="/boats/u985.htm">U-985</a>, <a href="/boats/u988.htm">U-988</a>, <a href="/boats/u994.htm">U-994</a>, <a href="/boats/u1004.htm">U-1004</a>, <a href="/boats/u1191.htm">U-1191</a>, <a href="/boats/u1192.htm">U-1192</a> and <a href="/boats/foreign_ua.htm">UA</a></p> <p>111 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.</p> <h3>History</h3> <p>U-Flotilla "Wegener"* was founded on 25 June 1938 under the command of Korvkpt. Werner Sobe. The Flotilla transferred in 1940/1941 to St. Nazaire (France). The first boat of the Flotilla, which reached St. Nazaire was <strong><a href="/boats/u46.htm">U-46</a></strong> under Oblt. <a href="/men/endrass.htm">Engelbert Endrass </a> on 29 Sept, 1940.</p> <p>In August/September 1944 most boats left the base for Norway. The last but one flotilla boat was <strong><a href="/boats/u267.htm">U-267</a></strong>, which left St. Nazaire on 23 Sept, 1944.</p> <p>After that only <strong><a href="/boats/u255.htm">U-255</a></strong> remained in St. Nazaire, suffering from some technical problems. After the installation of a <a href="/technical/schnorchel.htm">Schnorkel</a> the boat under the command of Korvkpt. Piening laid on 30 April 1945 mines near Les sables d'Olonne. <strong><a href="/boats/u255.htm">U-255</a></strong> left St. Nazaire on 7 May, 1945 as last boat and surrendered 5 days later at sea.</p> <p><br> * Kptlt. <strong>Bernd Wegener</strong> was in WWI commander of <strong>U-27</strong>. He sank on 10 patrols 29 ships with a total of 29,402 tons. He died on 19 Aug, 1915, when his <strong>U-27</strong> was sunk by gunfire from British U-boat-trap <strong>Baralong</strong>. 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