Frontflottille (Combat Flotilla)
Bases
01.42 - 10.44 | Lorient (France) |
Flotilla Commanders
01.42 - 10.44 | Korvkpt. Günther Kuhnke (Knights Cross) |
U-boat Types
Assigned U-boats
U-118, U-155, U-158, U-159, U-160, U-163, U-164, U-165,
U-166, U-167, U-169, U-170, U-171, U-172, U-174, U-175,
U-176, U-177, U-178, U-179, U-181, U-185, U-186, U-187,
U-188, U-192, U-193, U-194, U-459, U-460, U-461, U-462,
U-463, U-464, U-506, U-508, U-509, U-510, U-511, U-512,
U-513, U-514, U-515, U-516, U-517, U-523, U-524, U-525,
U-526, U-527, U-528, U-529, U-530, U-533, U-535, U-537,
U-539, U-540, U-541, U-542, U-543, U-544, U-546, U-549,
U-550, U-804, U-844, U-845, U-846, U-853, U-855, U-857,
U-865, U-866, U-1221, U-1222, U-1229, U-1230, UD-3 and UD-5
80 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.
History
The 10th Flotilla was founded on 15 Jan, 1942 under the command of Kptlt. Kuhnke. Its history ended in August 1944 when the last boats left Lorient in France for Norway. Korvkpt. Kuhnke left with the last flotilla boat U-853 on 27 August, 1944 and reached Flensburg, Germany on 14 October, 1944.