Military unit
The 2nd U-boat Flotilla (German 2. Unterseebootsflottille ), also known as the Saltzwedel Flotilla , was the second operational U-boat unit in Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine . Founded on 1 September 1936 under the command of Fregattenkapitän Werner Scheer, it was named in honour of Oberleutnant zur See Reinhold Saltzwedel . Saltzwedel, a U-boat commander during World War I , died on 2 December 1917, when his submarine UB-81 was sunk by a mine in the English Channel .
The flotilla was based in Kiel for the first few weeks after its formation, but was later moved to Wilhelmshaven , where it remained until May 1940. In June 1940, the flotilla was moved to Lorient in France until it was disbanded in August 1944.
Flotilla Commanders
U-boats assigned to the flotilla U-boat pen Keroman I at Lorient.
References ^ "Konteradmiral Werner Scheer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ "Kapitän zur See Hans Ibbeken". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ "Kapitän zur See Werner Hartmann". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ "Fregattenkapitän Heinz Fischer". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ "Kapitän zur See Viktor Schütze". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . ^ "Kapitän zur See Ernst Kals". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 30 October 2013 . "Unterseebootsflottille Saltzwedel". Uboat.net . Retrieved July 22, 2006 . Gordon Williamson. Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-Boat in World War Two , Osprey Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-84176-872-3
External links uboat.net – comprehensive website dedicated to U-boat history.