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Air war over the nore
Defending England's North Sea Coast in World War II
Jonathan Sutherland
Allied Warships
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Frontflottille (Combat Flotilla)
Bases
| 12.41 - 08.43 08.43 - 09.44 |
La Spezia (Italia) Toulon (France) also bases in Pola, Marseille and Salamis |
Flotilla Commanders
| 12.41 - 05.42 05.42 - 07.43 08.43 - 09.44 |
Korvkpt. Franz Becker
Korvkpt. Fritz Frauenheim (Knights Cross) Korvkpt. Gunther Jahn (Knights Cross) |
U-boat Types
Assigned U-boats
U-73, U-74, U-77, U-81, U-83, U-97, U-205, U-223,
U-230, U-301, U-303, U-331, U-343, U-371, U-372, U-374,
U-375, U-380, U-407, U-409, U-410, U-414, U-421, U-431,
U-443, U-450, U-453, U-455, U-458, U-466, U-471, U-557,
U-559, U-562, U-565, U-568, U-573, U-577, U-586, U-593,
U-596, U-602, U-605, U-616, U-617, U-642, U-652, U-660,
U-755, U-952, U-967 and U-969
52 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| 1941 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
| 1943 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 1944 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | |||
History
The 29th Flotilla was founded in December 1941 under the command of Korvkpt. Franz Becker. The operational area was only the Mediterranean. The flotilla was disbanded in September 1944, when U-407 was sunk on 19 Sept and the two last flotilla boats U-565 and U-596 were scuttled in Salamis (Greece).