12th U-boat Flotilla

12th U-boat Flotilla Uboat Flo12 logo.gif 12th Flotilla emblem Nazi Germany U-boat flotilla Nazi Germany 1941–1944 Bordeaux, Occupied France World War II Fregattenkapitän Klaus Scholtz The 12th U-boat Flotilla (German 12. Unterseebootsflottille) was a German U-boat flotilla formed on 15 October 1942 at Bordeaux under the command of Korvettenkapitän Klaus Scholtz. The flotilla was disbanded on 25 August 1944 due to the imminent arrival of Allied forces. Flotilla commanders DurationCommander January 1941 – January 1944 Fregattenkapitän Klaus Scholtz Assigned U-boats The following U-boats were assigned to 12th U-boat Flotilla at Bordeaux at various times during their service life: 10em U-117 1941 2 U-118 1941 2 U-119 1942 2 U-177 2 U-178 2 U-179 2 U-180 2 U-181 2 U-182 2 U-195 2 U-196 2 U-197 2 U-198 2 U-199 2 U-200 2 U-219 2 U-220 2 U-233 2 U-459 2 U-460 2 U-461 2 U-462 2 U-463 2 U-487 2 U-488 2 U-489 2 U-490 2 U-847 2 U-848 2 U-849 2 U-850 2 U-851 2 U-852 2 U-859 2 U-860 2 U-861 2 U-862 2 U-863 2 U-871 2 U-1059 2 U-1061 2 U-1062 2 Thirty-nine of the forty-two U-boats assigned to 12th Flotilla were destroyed during their assignment. Before the base at Bordeaux was captured by the Allies, U-861, U-862 and U-1061 managed to escape, and were transferred to other U-boat flotillas. Assigned ex-Italian submarines The following Italian submarines were captured after the Italian capitulation in September 1943 and assigned to the 12th U-boat Flotilla: UIT-22 (Alpino Bagnolini) UIT-23 (Reginaldo Giuliani) UIT-24 (Comandante Cappellini) UIT-25 (Luigi Torelli) References Uboat.net The Flotillas – 12th Flotilla http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/12flo.htm 25 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090430121140/http://www.uboat.net/flotillas/12flo.htm 30 April 2009 live June 2017 12 Category:Military units and formations established in 1941 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945