18th U-boat Flotilla

April 2023 November 2012 18th U-boat Flotilla January–March 1945 Nazi Germany Nazi Germany U-boat flotilla Hel, Poland World War II The 18th U-boat Flotilla (German 18. Unterseebootsflottille) was a short-lived unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarinecf. Hattendorf (1995), p. 132 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. http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/18flo.htm uboat.net – Boats – Flotillas – 18th Flotilla uboat.net 12 February 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100207204934/http://uboat.net/flotillas/18flo.htm 7 February 2010 live Assigned U-boats Four U-boats were assigned to this flotilla during its service. U-1008 2 U-1161 2 U-1162 2 UD-4 2 References 18 Category:Military units and formations of the Kriegsmarine Category:Military units and formations established in 1945 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945