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18th U-boat Flotilla
18th U-boat Flotilla
Active	January–March 1945
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Kriegsmarine
Type	U-boat flotilla
Garrison/HQ	Hel, Poland
Engagements	World War II

The 18th U-boat Flotilla (German 18. Unterseebootsflottille) was a short-lived unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine^[1] during World War II.

The flotilla was formed in Hel, Poland, in January 1945 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Rudolf Franzius. Officially a training flotilla (Ger. Ausbildungsflottille), the four U-boats were in combat in the Baltic Sea. It was disbanded in March 1945.^[2]

Assigned U-boats edit

Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service.

References edit

^ cf. Hattendorf (1995), p. 132
^ "uboat.net – Boats – Flotillas – 18th Flotilla". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[1] . Hattendorf (1995), p. 132

[2] "uboat.net – Boats – Flotillas – 18th Flotilla". uboat.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

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Summary

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