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33rd U boat Flotilla

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Country
  
Nazi Germany

Type
  
U-boat flotilla

Branch
  
Kriegsmarine

Garrison/HQ
  
Flensburg

Active
  
September 1944–May 1945

Notablecommanders
  
Korvkpt. Georg ScheweKorvkpt. Günter Kuhnke

33rd U-boat Flotilla ("33. Unterseebootsflottille") was a front-line unit of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

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The flotilla was founded at Flensburg in September 1944 under the command of Korvettenkapitän Georg Schewe, though Korvkpt. Günter Kuhnke took over the command in October 1944.

The flotilla included U-boats that had been based at the French submarine bases captured by the Allied advance during the Normandy Campaign, as well as U-boats operating in the Indian Ocean (the Monsun Gruppe). The flotilla was disbanded in May 1945 after the German surrender.

Flotilla commanders

  • Korvettenkapitän Georg Schewe (September–October 1944)
  • Korvettenkapitän Günter Kuhnke (October 1944–May 1945)

    • Assigned U-boats

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

    References

    33rd U-boat Flotilla Wikipedia
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