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9. UnterseeBootsflotille.

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9. Unterseebootsflottille

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Actively Raised 1941, Dissolved 1945.
Country: Nazi Germany
Branch: Kriegsmarine
Type: U-boat flottilla
Garrison/HQ: Brest

Commanders :

Notable commanders: Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

The 9. Unterseebootsflottille was formed in October 1941 in Brest. It became operational in April 1942, after the first combat ready u-boat, U-213, reached the Brest base on 20 March 1942. The flotilla operated mostly various marks of the Type VII U-boat and it concentrated its efforts mainly in the North Atlantic, against convoys to and from Great Britain.

The flotilla served from Brest until the base was threatened with being captured by American forces. The last of the flotillas u-boats, the U-256, left Brest on 4 September 1944 for Bergen, Norway, and this marked the end of the 9th Flotilla. All its surviving boats were reassigned to the 11. Unterseebootsflottille in Bergen.

The symbol of the 9th Flotilla, Der lachende Schwertfisch or 'the laughing Swordfish' became the unit symbol after Lehmann-Willenbrock assumed command. It had previously been the conning tower emblem on his previous command, U-96 of Das Boot fame.

Flotilla commanders:

Duration Commander:
October 1941 – February 1942 Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten
May 1942 – September 1944 Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
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Re: 9. UnterseeBootsflotille.

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http://www.military-antiques-stockholm.com/
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U-96's mascot on sale here , previously this was owned by Irish collector Paul Darcy.

The man himself.
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the standard mix of binoculars for the time Zeiss smooth and leitz "tuna can" , the blc UBootglas not having been intorduced fully.
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