Frontflottille (Combat Flotilla)
Bases
09.44 - 05.45 | Flensburg some boats in East-Asia (Penang, Djakarta) |
Flotilla Commanders
09.44 - 10.44 10.44 - 05.45 |
Korvkpt. Georg Schewe (Knights Cross)
Korvkpt. Günther Kuhnke (Knights Cross) |
U-boat Types
Assigned U-boats
U-155, U-168, U-170, U-181, U-183, U-190, U-195, U-196,
U-219, U-234, U-245, U-260, U-262, U-267, U-281, U-309,
U-382, U-398, U-510, U-516, U-518, U-530, U-532, U-534,
U-537, U-539, U-541, U-546, U-547, U-548, U-714, U-758,
U-763, U-802, U-804, U-805, U-806, U-843, U-853, U-857,
U-858, U-861, U-862, U-864, U-866, U-868, U-869, U-870,
U-873, U-874, U-875, U-877, U-878, U-879, U-880, U-881,
U-889, U-953, U-989, U-1106, U-1170, U-1205, U-1221, U-1223,
U-1226, U-1227, U-1228, U-1230, U-1231, U-1232, U-1233, U-1235,
U-1271, U-1305, UIT-24 and UIT-25
76 U-boats assigned to this flotilla during its service.
History
The 33rd Flotilla was founded in September 1944 under the command of Korvkpt. Georg Schewe with the long range boats returned from the lost French bases. The flotilla's history ended in May, 1945 when Germany surrendered.