23th Flotilla

Frontflottille (Combat Flotilla)

Bases

09.41 - 05.42 Salamis (Greece)

Flotilla Commanders

09.41 - 05.42 Kptlt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross)

U-boat Types

VIIB and VIIC

Assigned U-boats

  09.41 10.41 11.41 12.41 01.42 02.42 03.42 04.42 Sunk Tons
U-75   x x x         1 ship 1,587
U-77       x x x x x 1 ship 4,972
U-79 x x x x         1 ship 625
U-83       x x x x x 1 ship 2,044
U-97     x x x x x x 2 ships 1,966
U-133         x x x   1 ship 1,920
U-331 x x x x x x x x 1 ship 31,100
U-371   x x x x x x x none  
U-559     x x x x x x 3 ships 6,606
2 4 6 7 7 7 7 6 12 ships 50,820

History

The 23th Flotilla was founded on 11 Sept, 1941 under the command of Kptlt. Frauenheim. The Operational area was the eastern Mediterranean. Since May, 1942 the boats were attached to the 29th Flotilla.


The 23rd flotilla was re-founded in September, 1943 as a training flotilla.

U-boat Flotillas